Lehrinhalte
Water plays a critical role in sustaining human and environmental needs, including water demands, food and energy security, health, and ecosystem services. Climate change is hampering our access to water resources and, along with population growth and urbanization, it is exacerbating the stress on existing water resources. Furthermore, the increasing frequency and intensity of hydroclimatic extremes is exacerbating the susceptibility of our communities to hazards associated to water, such as flooding. Adaptation strategies and action are needed to foster water security, resilience, and sustainable water resources management under uncertain future socio-technical transformation. As highlighted in the EU Adaptation Strategy, climate change will have impacts at all levels of society and across all sectors of the economy, so adaptation actions must also be systemic.
The lecture series on "Advances in Water Management and Climate Adaptation" is a comprehensive course designed to explore the latest techniques, tools, technologies, strategies, and policies in managing water resources and adapting to the challenges posed by climate change. Tools and technologies will include, among others, advanced modelling techniques, digital technologies, remote sensing, geographic information systems. Water management and climate adaptation strategies and policies will unpack the intertwined relationship between environmental, technological, societal, and economic stakes, and include topics related to climate justice, multi-objective optimization, risk and conflict management, and multi-sector dynamics under uncertainty.
After an introductory session, different early-stage researchers from international universities, research institutions, technology centers, and policy institutes will present cutting edge research, projects, lessons learned, challenges and visions on water resources management and climate adaptation. Each lecture will be of (approximately) 1-hour duration, followed by a discussion among the attending students and the lecturer.
Assessment includes weekly quizzes on the lecture content and a short final report on one of the topics covered in the lecture series.
