Education on climate change: water and soil

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Education on climate change: water and soil

This course is part of Climate change education Specialization

Instructors: Emma Naslud Hadley

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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7 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Identify the relationship between water, climate change, and the adaptation of living organisms.
Recognize the connection between nutrition, cultivation, and climate change.
Identify climate change adaptation strategies, risks, and potential threats.
Conduct an analysis of existing hazards to the school environment, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities.

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5 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

This course delves into the connection between water, climate change, and how living organisms adapt to these shifts. It also explores concepts related to agriculture, food, and food sovereignty. Additionally, it introduces a range of online games that enhance the integration and practical application of the developing conceptual knowledge.

This module explores concepts related to the water cycle and how human actions at individual and global levels impact this cycle. Additionally, it describes the primary consequences of these actions. Furthermore, it delves into how living organisms adapt to climate change. Threats and risks associated with environmental challenges are presented, along with the proposal for creating a plan to mitigate threats within the school.

What's included

4 videos17 readings2 assignments5 discussion prompts

4 videos Total 30 minutes

1.1.1 Water cycle 7 minutes
1.1.5 The effects of climate change 6 minutes
1.2.5 Adaptation 12 minutes
1.2.6 Adapting to climate change 5 minutes

17 readings Total 109 minutes

0.1.1 Important Course Information 10 minutes
0.1.2 Meet Your Instructors 6 minutes
0.1.4 Tell us About Yourself 10 minutes
1.1.2 Water accessibility 5 minutes
1.1.3 Basic facts about the water 5 minutes
1.1.6 Population growth 5 minutes
1.1.7 Acid rain 5 minutes
1.2.1 Adaptation examples 5 minutes
1.2.3 How much water does it take? 11 minutes
1.2.5 Working together 5 minutes
1.2.7 What is risk management? 5 minutes
1.2.8 Hazard, vulnerability and risk 5 minutes
1.2.9 Whose responsibility is it? 5 minutes
1.2.10 School risk management plan 5 minutes
1.2.11 School emergency plan 5 minutes
1.2.12 Analyzing threats to the school 12 minutes
1.4.1 Module conclusion 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 40 minutes

1.1.8 Evaluation questionnaire 20 minutes
1.2.14 Evaluation questionnaire 20 minutes

5 discussion prompts Total 34 minutes

0.1.3 Introduce Yourself to Your Classmates 8 minutes
1.1.4 Exploring concepts in the classroom 8 minutes
1.2.2 Exploring concepts in the classroom 8 minutes
1.2.4 Forum: How much water does it take? 5 minutes
1.2.13 Forum Analyzing risks 5 minutes

In this module, concepts related to nutrition and soil are developed. Additionally, different forms and types of cultivation and their relationship with climate change are described. Concepts related to balanced nutrition, culture, and food sovereignty are also addressed.

What's included

4 videos19 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts1 plugin

4 videos Total 28 minutes

2.1.2 Soil cycle 5 minutes
2.2.1 Cultivation methods 8 minutes
2.3.1 Food and culture 3 minutes
2.3.6 Food security and food sovereignty 11 minutes

19 readings Total 96 minutes

2.1.1 You are what you eat 5 minutes
2.1.3 Soil types 5 minutes
2.2.2 Urban agriculture 5 minutes
2.2.3 Cultivation methods 5 minutes
2.2.4 For each crop, a region and a season 5 minutes
2.2.5 Planting calendars 5 minutes
2.2.6 Agriculture at various elevations and temperature ranges 5 minutes
2.2.7 Game: The juice store 6 minutes
2.3.2 Food chain 5 minutes
2.3.3 Balanced diet 5 minutes
2.3.4 Food for all 5 minutes
2.3.5 Climate change and food 5 minutes
2.3.7 Organic agriculture 5 minutes
2.3.9 Examples of other schools 5 minutes
2.3.10 People committed to fight climate change 5 minutes
2.3.12 Request Your Digital Badge!  5 minutes
2.4.1 Module conclusion 5 minutes
2.5.1 Main Lessons of the Course 5 minutes
2.5.3 Keep Learning  5 minutes

3 assignments Total 55 minutes

2.1.5 Evaluation questionnaire 20 minutes
2.2.8 Evaluation questionnaire 15 minutes
2.3.11 Evaluation questionnaire 20 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 16 minutes

2.1.4 Experiments 8 minutes
2.3.8 Exploring concepts in the classroom 8 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

2.5.2 What did you think of the course? 15 minutes

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Emma Naslud Hadley

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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