Course Offers. Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wydra, Erfurt University of Applied Sciences. MEM 1030 Climate Change and Global Change

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1 Course Offers Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wydra, Erfurt University of Applied Sciences Climate Change and Natural Resources MEM 1030 Climate Change and Global Change 2 SWS 4 ECTS MEM 3.9 Adaptation to Climate Change and Global Change 2 SWS 4 ECTS MEM 3.7 Climate Change: Mitigation Strategies 2 SWS 4 ECTS BFO 3-13 Natural Resources Depletion & Protection 4 SWS 4 ECTS Renewable Energies International MEM 3060 International Renewable Energy Systems 2 SWS, 4 ECTS MEM 4.1 Renewable Energy International Project Seminar 4 SWS 6 ECTS Forschungs-, Hochschul- und Projektmanagement Modul Forschung und Administration 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Modul Projekteinwerbung 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Modul Projektmanagement 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Plant Pathology Modul BGA 3.8 Plant Diseases in the Tropics 2 SWS 2 ECTS Module Allgemeine und Spezielle Phytopathologie (4 SWS WiSe, 4 SWS SoSe) Special Presentations The Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach and reform in governance as prerequisite to achieve the SDGs Climate change and the need for transformation in science and society Agriculture and health Etc.

2 MEM 1030 Climate Change and Global Change 2 SWS 4 ECTS Climate: Definitions & Background Public Perception Extreme Events Climate Policy, COP21 Climate History Climate Models Future Projections & Impact: - Temperature, cryosphere, precipitation, ocean acidification, sea level, ecosystem, water - Settlements & urban agglomerations - Global impact, irreversible changes, ecosystem Drivers of CC natural / anthropogenic Land Use Change (LUC) emissions, emissions agriculture, forestry; GHG Emissions & Economy; Carbon Cycle, C reservoirs, C sinks, carbon stocks forest, carbon sources N Cascade, emissions from agriculture, other gases, water cycle Climate swindle? Global Change: Vulnerability, exposure, sensitivity, coping; poverty - Agriculture & food, Global Hunger Index Examples regional, Germany, Africa, LA

3 MEM 3.9 Adaptation to Climate Change and Global Change 2 SWS 4 ECTS Overview Climate Change (CC) Causes CC Impact general, Impact: in Different Sectors: Agriculture & Water, Food Security, Plant Production & Protection Concept of Resilience World situation: Risk & disaster, Vulnerability, Risk Management, Loss and Damage Definition adaptation, institutions, research Risk reduction and adaptation options International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development - Weltagrarbericht (IAASTD) Adaptation related to Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Climate Smart Agriculture, Forestry (Regreening, Agroforestry etc), Examples (Africa, Asia) Agro-Ecosystem Biodiversity Climate Smart Development Adaptation Processes, Adaptation Policy Adaptation Costs And a selection of the following subjects (choice of students): Planetary Boundaries Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Sustainability Strategies of Countries Perception of Global Change Modern Slavery, land conflicts Postgrowth Society / Degrowth Green Growth & Transformation of Society and Business, Transformation research Sustainability (history, concept, & business, & finance, & education) Food security, agriculture and health Alleviation of poverty

4 MEM 3.7 Climate Change: Mitigation Strategies 2 SWS 4 ECTS Climate change: Overview Climate Change, What is mitigation? COP 21: 10messages; Emissions by different sectors Ethics & responsibility: Policy, ethics, justice Carbon majors Mitigation What is mitigation?: Mitigation options (overview; deep decarbonization) Mitigation policies, potentials Mitigation measures: CC and behaviour (psychology, consumption, sufficiency) Consumption: individual carbon footprints, global carbon footprints AFOLU (forest, land use change, peatland) Agriculture climate smart agriculture, examples worldwide, organic vs conventional, role of livestock WEF (water/energy/food) nexus Carbon capture and storage, geo-engineering (critical view): Negative emissions? CCS? Green economy vs post/degrowth Various countries strategies EU, US, China, Africa, LA, Asia... Adaptation/Mitigation strategy Germany & global Costs of climate change, mitigation costs & climate change finance Pro poor mitigation Waste & recycling Cities, Mobility Industry, Energy Divestment Climate change planning Landscape management, peatland management Ecosystem / ecosystem services & biodiversity Carbon storage: soil SDGs

5 BFO 3-13 Natural Resources Depletion & Protection 4 SWS 4 ECTS Various aspects of natural resources - land, vegetation, soil, water -, the status of the environment, the planetary boundaries, and the protection of resources (resource efficiency, regreening, etc.) will be presented. Form: scientific background information and films; excursion to international resource conference. Participants are expected to give a presentation (Referat) of ca. 15 min in English. Anmeldung: Eintragung in Liste in ersten Vorlesungsstunden. The contents of the module are: Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), Ecosystem services and value Europe Environment Report State of global forests Anthropocene: Concept of resilience, global megatrends, world of eight billions Planetary boundaries: Biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles N (agriculture, impacts), P; ocean acidification; air pollution: Aerosols, fluorinated gases, novel entities, ozone; CO2 emission; land cover change: protected areas, forests; water: fish, marine ecosystems Tipping points: Sea currents, amazone dieback, Greenland, And a selection of the following subjects (choice of students):: Footprints: Ecological, N, land; footprint calculator; living planet index Raw materials: Global reserves, resource use efficiency and productivity, decoupling and circular economy, resource extraction and consumption (extractivism), global material use, demand, competition, trade in resources, low carbon economy; rebound effect, recycling, waste, behavior and attitudes; examples: fossil fuel/minerals (Nigeria, Peru), etc. German resource efficiency program; Roadmap to resource efficient Europe Key environmental challenges: examples - arctic, black sea, mediterranean, State of world s water resources: water resources, hydrological cycles; grey, blue, green water (footprint); world water situation and balance; water pollution, access; water supply and sanitation, water governance, water productivity Land and soil degradation and protection, landgrabbing Agriculture: organic crop area, comparison conventional/organic, conservation agriculture, land loss, fertilizer use, regreening Bio-economy / green economy / postgrowth society Politics and protests: Ethics, mining conflicts, land ownership, modern slavery

6 MEM 3060 International Renewable Energy Systems 2 SWS, 4 ECTS Energy & society Energy composition global Impact of fossil energy (apart from CC) Paris agreement CO2 budget, CO2 emissions, & consequences Fossil fuel reserves Gains & subsidies Investments in fossil fuels and future plans Energy and renewable energy status global Future projections Energy & development (global South) Impact of RE (environment) Costs of RE (macro-economy, financing) Special RE international (PV, small wind, bioenergy, ocean, storage...) Countries (EU, US, China, Africa, LA, Asia...) Energy systems (minigrids, off-grid, business models...) Energy in the agri-food chain Productive use of RE systems Water & energy SDGs Future Mega Cities

7 MEM 4.1 Renewable Energy International Project Seminar 4 SWS 6 ECTS Thematischer Rahmen - Hintergründe zu Welternährungssituation, Armut, Energiearmut - Climate change mitigation, development and the role of energy Overview: Renewable energy global Renewable energy Africa, RE initiatives Hintergrundsituation Tansania, RE in Tansania Informationsveranstaltung Exportinitiative Tansania Sektoren Tansanias Wirtschaft, Detailinfos Tansania Beispiele Tansania Beispiele: Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, India, Nepal New technical and delivery models Ideensammlung Transformative Wissenschaft - Organisationen international & national, Ziele und Programme, Beispiele Projekteinwerbung - Newsletter & Infodienste, Ausschreibungen - Konzepterstellung, Verfassen eines Antrages - Projektmanagement, Projektimplementierung Public Private Partnerships Grundlage: - Ausschreibungen für Projekte -Internationale (Forschungs-) Initiativen - Geschäftsmodelle Erstellung eines Projektprofils / Geschäftsmodells auf Basis realer Ausschreibungen Ganzheitlicher, systemischer Ansatz: Interdisziplinarität, Rahmen, Fokus - Technologie, Ökonomie, Ökologie, Soziales! Ausarbeitung eines interdisziplinären Projektes zum Thema: Renewable energy systems for rural and urban development in Tanzania Exkursion: Arusha, Tansania: Nelson-Mandela Institute of Science and Technology (NM- AIST), Centre of Excellency in Energy and Water Infrastructure

8 Forschungs- Hochschul- und Projektmanagement Modul Forschung und Administration 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Institutionen in Forschung und Administration, national und international International Welternährungsrat UN CGIAR EU Banken Stiftungen Regierungsorganisationen Andere, internationale Organisationen Bundesprogramme BMBF Forschungsstrategie Nachhaltigkeitskonzepte Drittmittelakquise Transformative Wissenschaft Inter/Transdisziplinäre Forschung

9 Modul Projekteinwerbung 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Ausgangslage Ideengenerierung Förderprogramme identifizieren (Newsletter & Infodienste) themenabhängige Ausschreibungen themenunabhängige Strategie / Vorgehensweise eigene Stärken / Schwächen / Erfahrungen identifizieren Probleme im Berufsfeld /Fach identifizieren Lösungswege Kooperatoren suchen (bei Verbundprojekten) Aufgabenverteilung Antrag erstellen und einreichen Antrag erstellen - Inhalte und Bestimmungen des Programms - Zeit- und Aktionsplan (inklusive Meilensteine) - Kapitel des Antrags - Vorhabensbeschreibung Inhaltsverzeichnis Ziele - Lebenslauf der Projektleitung Stand des Wissens - Interessensbekundungen der Partner Auswahlverfahren Beschreibung eigener Ressourcen Beschreibung des Arbeitsplans und beantragter Ressourcen Verwertungs- und Qualifizierungsplan Arbeitsteilung / Zusammenarbeit mit Dritten - Gutachterwesen (Expertenpools), Gutachterverfahren, Gutachter- und Jurysitzungen

10 Modul Projektmanagement 2 (1) SWS (slides mostly in English) Public Private Partnerships University Development Logical Framework Approach Project Cycle Management Implementing a Project

11 Module BGA 3.8 Plant Diseases in the Tropics 2 SWS 2 ECTS Tropical crops and their diseases and control options are presented: selected root and tuber crops, vegetables, beverages, fruits, cereals, fibres Module Allgemeine und Spezielle Phytopathologie (Gesamt 4 SWS WiSe, 4 SWS SoSe)