Land use, climate change and adaptation

The objective of this course is to introduce the students intrinsic linkage between land use and climate change to amply equip them with the knowledge of the land use change and climate change science, role of land use on mitigation and adaptation of climate change impacts. The course explores possibilities for land managers and users to adapt to imminent challenges as well as processes of reaching social agreement on how to react to increasing uncertainty and ambiguous information surrounding climate change impacts. Upon the completion of the course, the students will be able to 

• Discuss process, causes and impact of land use change
• Explain simple concept of climate change and how climate change is linked with land use change
• Analyse and choose land use options useful for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change
• Understand the relationship between social processes and climate adaptation
• Make recommendations for policy interventions on climate adaptation