AI6004 - CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

AI6004 - CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

AI6004	CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION	LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVES:

• To know the basics, importance of global warming
• To know the concept of mitigation measures against global warming
• To learn about the global warming and climate change.

UNIT I	EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM	9

Role of ozone in environment - ozone layer - ozone depleting gases - Green House Effect, Radiative effects of Greenhouse Gases - Hydrological Cycle - Green House Gases and Global Warming – Carbon Cycle.

UNIT II	ATMOSPHERE AND ITS COMPONENTS	9

Importance of Atmosphere - Physical Chemical Characteristics of Atmosphere - Vertical structure of the atmosphere-Composition of the atmosphere-Atmospheric stability - Temperature profile of the atmosphere-Lapse rates-Temperature inversion-effects of inversion on pollution dispersion.

UNIT III	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE	9

Causes of Climate change : Change of Temperature in the environment - Melting of ice Pole-sea level rise-Impacts of Climate Change on various sectors – Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem – Water Resources – Human Health – Industry, Settlement and Society – Methods and Scenarios – Projected Impacts for Different Regions – Uncertainties in the Projected Impacts of Climate Change – Risk of Irreversible Changes.

UNIT IV	OBSERVED CHANGES AND ITS CAUSES	9

Climate change and Carbon credits- CDM- Initiatives in India-Kyoto Protocol Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change- Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks – The Montreal Protocol – UNFCCC – IPCC – Evidences of Changes in Climate and Environment – on a Global Scale and in India .

UNIT V	CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATION MEASURES	9

Clean Development Mechanism –Carbon Trading- examples of future Clean Technology – Biodiesel – Natural Compost – Eco- Friendly Plastic – Alternate Energy – Hydrogen – Bio-fuels – Solar Energy – Wind – Hydroelectric Power – Mitigation Efforts in India and Adaptation funding Key Mitigation Technologies and Practices – Energy Supply – Transport – Buildings – Industry – Agriculture – Forestry - Carbon sequestration – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) - Waste (MSW & Bio waste, Biomedical, Industrial waste – International and Regional cooperation.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES: After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of how the threats and opportunities of predicted climate change will influence specific sectors at global and regional scale;
• Critically evaluate the relative opportunities and needs for mitigation and adaptation (including vulnerability assessments) in a variety of sectoral contexts;
• Understand and critically evaluate the scientific insights underlying the assessment reports of the IPCC, with a focus on impacts, adaptation and mitigation.

TEXT BOOK:

1. Dash Sushil Kumar, “Climate Change – An Indian Perspective”, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd, 2007.

REFERENCES

1. Adaptation and mitigation of climate change-Scientific Technical Analysis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006.
2. Atmospheric Science, J.M. Wallace and P.V. Hobbs, Elsevier / Academic Press 2006.
3. Jan C. van Dam, Impacts of “Climate Change and Climate Variability on Hydrological Regimes”, Cambridge University Press, 2003.