8E001001 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Common Graduate Courses (Master’s Course)

Lecture Code 8E001001 Subject Classification Common Graduate Courses

Subject Name Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Instructor SHARIFI AYYOOB

Instructor
(Katakana) シャリフィ　アユーブ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri7-8：Online

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Some lectures will be face-to-face. Some others will be online and offered by professors from other universities.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Earth and Planetary Science

Eligible Students Students interested in climate policy, particularly urban climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Keywords climate change, adaptation, mitigation

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This course is one of the elective subjects in the category of "Sustainable Development Courses" for Common Graduate Courses. This category of courses aims to provide opportunities for students to understand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by an international agreement. It also aims to equip students with the ability to advance science to enable sustainable development and the ability to solve various challenges in society.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course aims to familiarize students with major topics related to climate change and associated adaptation and mitigation measures.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation
lesson2
Climate change adaptation: Concepts, trends, and projections (with focus on Asia)
lesson3
Climate change mitigation: Emission trends and drivers
lesson4
Climate change mitigation pathways
lesson5
Sector-based mitigation (Demands, services and social aspects of mitigation)
lesson6
Sector-based mitigation (Transport)
lesson7
Sector-based mitigation (Energy Systems, including supply and demand side aspects)
lesson8
Sector-based adaptation (Food and other ecosystems)
lesson9
Urban climate change adaptation and mitigation
lesson10
Urban Climate Action Plans
lesson11
Student Teamwork (assessment of selected climate action plans)
lesson12
Student Teamwork (assessment of selected climate action plans)
lesson13
Student presentations
lesson14
Student presentations
lesson15
Final exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, M. Tignor, E.S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, 3056 pp., doi:10.1017/9781009325844.

IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are advised to review the suggested reading in advance.

Requirements

Grading Method Attendance (30%), Engagement in the class discussions (45%), Final report(20%), Final exam (5%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Common Graduate Courses (Master’s Course)
Lecture Code	8E001001	Subject Classification	Common Graduate Courses
Subject Name	Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Instructor	SHARIFI AYYOOB
Instructor (Katakana)	シャリフィ　アユーブ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Fri7-8：Online
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Some lectures will be face-to-face. Some others will be online and offered by professors from other universities.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students	Students interested in climate policy, particularly urban climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Keywords	climate change, adaptation, mitigation
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This course is one of the elective subjects in the category of "Sustainable Development Courses" for Common Graduate Courses. This category of courses aims to provide opportunities for students to understand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set by an international agreement. It also aims to equip students with the ability to advance science to enable sustainable development and the ability to solve various challenges in society.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course aims to familiarize students with major topics related to climate change and associated adaptation and mitigation measures.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 Climate change adaptation: Concepts, trends, and projections (with focus on Asia) lesson3 Climate change mitigation: Emission trends and drivers lesson4 Climate change mitigation pathways lesson5 Sector-based mitigation (Demands, services and social aspects of mitigation) lesson6 Sector-based mitigation (Transport) lesson7 Sector-based mitigation (Energy Systems, including supply and demand side aspects) lesson8 Sector-based adaptation (Food and other ecosystems) lesson9 Urban climate change adaptation and mitigation lesson10 Urban Climate Action Plans lesson11 Student Teamwork (assessment of selected climate action plans) lesson12 Student Teamwork (assessment of selected climate action plans) lesson13 Student presentations lesson14 Student presentations lesson15 Final exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, M. Tignor, E.S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, 3056 pp., doi:10.1017/9781009325844. IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are advised to review the suggested reading in advance.
Requirements
Grading Method	Attendance (30%), Engagement in the class discussions (45%), Final report(20%), Final exam (5%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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