Climate Change and Agriculture
Responsible: Prof. Dr. Senthold Asseng
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. S. Asseng, Dr. E. Benjamin, Dr. M. Herz, M.Sc. F. Hoheneder, Prof. Dr. K. J. Hülsbergen, Dr. H. Maier, M.Sc. P. Mennig, Prof. Dr. A. Menzel, Dr. B. Paulicks, Prof. Dr. E. Priesack, Prof. Dr. H. Schäfer, Prof. Dr. F. Seitz, M.Sc. M. von Bloh, Dr. M. Wiesmeier, S. Yildirim.
Language: German
Level: Master
Credits: 5 ECTS
Teaching method: Lecture series
Module Number: WZ1065
The module is based on the structure of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
As the 'Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change', the IPCC compiles the state of scientific research on climate change for political decision-makers, makes forecasts on the effects and shows ways of combating global warming.
The module follows the three working groups of the IPCC and invites guest speakers for each topic area.
The main focus is on impacts on agricultural production and ecology.
The structure of the module is:
- Natural science aspects of climate change:
- Including what causes global warming, how are climate and weather related, what data can be measured
- Effects of climate change:
- Effects on crop production, adaptation through plant breeding, modelling of future scenarios, emission and reduction through animal husbandry, risk calculation in economics
- Mitigation options for climate change:
- Mitigation of climate change in developing countries, Negative emissions for the reduction of greenhouse gases, Viewpoints of policy makers as well as agricultural representatives