Course Content
Concepts of climate change and climate variability. Climate history of the Earth. Causes of
climate change. Scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on the global
climate system. Land use changes and climate change. Evolution of forest ecosystems and
climate variability. Impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems. Adaptation of forest
ecosystems to climate change. International Conventions on climate change. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ICPCC). National Strategy and Targets for
Climate Change Adaptation.
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