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Høst 2023

SIK-2514 Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) - 10 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for teknologi og sikkerhet

Type of course

May be taken as a singular course.

Course overlap

SVF-2107 Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) 10 ects

Course contents

The course will deal with climate change adaptation with a focus on regional/local contexts in Norway/Nordic countries but having also a global and holistic perspective on climate change. Climate change adaptation will be approached within the study program dealing with Societal Safety and Security, and the connections of climate change adaptation to this academic and professional area will be made clear.

In particular, the course consists of four modules.

Module 1 looks at the rise of the climate change discourse. It consists of a historical review of the climate change discourse and an overview of the actors in climate change (including but not limited to: international/transnational, national, local actors; private actors, businesses, and the industrial sector; non-governmental organizations and civil society; as well as households and individuals). Module 1 also provide a brief introduction into climate change science, models, and forecasts as well as an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies.

Module 2 is about climate change adaptation and its challenges. It provides an introduction as well as discussion about climate change governance and financing; climate change strategies; risk assessment, risk management, resilience, and crisis management; barriers to climate change adaptation; as well as the unintended consequences of climate change adaptation/maladaptation.

Module 3 is about climate change-induced hazards, including their cascading effects, with a focus on Norway/Nordic countries. Four types of hazards are discussed in this module: atmospheric-related hazards, hydrological hazards, permafrost and avalanches, and sea level rise.

Module 4 is about vital societal functions and critical infrastructure sectors (administration, energy, water, transport, rescue services, health, etc.) and their relationship to the climate change-induced hazards covered in Module 3.


Admission requirements

Generell studiekompetanse

Application code 9199


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Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The course is organized in three different blocks throughout the semester. Each teaching block takes place in a separate week.