{"id":33,"date":"2015-10-02T07:53:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T07:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/fbl-207-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:43:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:43:18","slug":"fbl-207-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/study\/fbl-207-climate-change","title":{"rendered":"FBL 207: Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Subject Ante and Title: FBL 207 Climate Change <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Subject status:                       <\/span><\/strong>Elective <\/span><\/p>\n

Credits rating:                       7.5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Time distribution:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectures:                     30 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Seminars\/Tutorials:      15 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Practical:                     7.5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Assignments:               7.5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Independent study:     15hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Prerequisite: None<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Explain different concepts and key terminologies used in Climate change<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of general and scientific principles of climate change and variability, mitigation and adaptation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Apply the acquired knowledge and skills to design carbon emission mitigation projects.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Actively participate in climate change negotiations and relevant policy development<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Contents<\/span><\/strong>: Definition of climate change. Climate change theory and science, Principles underlying climate change. Greenhouse gases: types, sources and sinks. Ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change: global and regional impacts on natural ecosystems, human health, agriculture, forestry, wildlife, biodiversity, fisheries, water resources, energy production and use. Climate change mitigation – the role of forestry and technology. Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. The role of policies and decisions for sustainable development in climate change mitigation. International Conventions on Climate Change – the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate. Change (UNFCCC), UNFCCC mechanisms e.g. the Kyoto Protocol – CDM, REDD policy. Global Carbon Markets – CDM and Voluntary Markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Required readings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Low, P.S. (2005). Climate change and Africa<\/em>. Cambridge University Press. <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Beever, E.A. and Belant,J.R (2011).Ecological Consequences of Climate Change :Mechanisms, Conservation and Management.<\/em>CRC Press.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Groom, M.J., Meffe, G.K., Carroll, C.R. (2006). Principles of conservation biology. 3rd<\/sup> Ed. <\/em>Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Massachusetts, U.S.A. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Recommended readings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      1. Grover, V.I (2012). Impact of Climate Change on Water and Health<\/em>.CRC Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

      2.URT, (2004). Environmental Management Act<\/em>. Government Printer. Dar es salaam<\/span><\/p>\n

      3.Sills, E.O et al. (2014). REDD+ On the Ground: A case Book of Sub national Initiatives Across the Globe<\/em>. CIFOR<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Subject Ante and Title: FBL 207 Climate Change                                                                                        Subject status:                       Elective Credits rating:                       7.5 Time distribution: Lectures:                     30 hours Seminars\/Tutorials:      15 hours Practical:                     7.5 hours Assignments:               7.5 hours Independent study:     15hours Prerequisite: None Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to: Explain different concepts and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":705,"menu_order":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions\/694"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}