PAB5101: Demonstrate knowledge of the current climate change challenges regarding sustainable global development: Climate Change, Agriculture and Global Food Security Assignment, NUI, Ireland

Module 1: Climate Change, Agriculture and Global Food Security

Description: This module provides an introductory overview of the key topics on the Climate Change, Agriculture, and Global Food Security master’s degree. The module will provide students with an introduction to a range of climate change, agriculture, and food security topics in the context of current challenges regarding sustainable global development.

Module Contributors: Prof. Charles Spillane, Dr. Peter McKeown, Dr. Andy Jarvis (CCAFS)

Module Learning Outcomes:     

By the successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the current climate change challenges regarding sustainable global development.
2. Display a clear understanding of the implications of these challenges on sustainable production and global food security.
3. Identify and discuss the issues and evidence surrounding these challenges and related approaches to mitigation.
4. Evaluate options for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in the context of sustainable production and food security.

Indicative Content:

• Global change & sustainable development: Global change & sustainable development, introduction to food security, agriculture & global food security.
• Climate change impacts: Background to climate change impacts in the context of sustainable development, human population growth, and planetary boundaries.
• Climate change mitigation, policies, and scenarios: Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, the need for climate-smart agriculture.