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◄Faculty of Business and Economics►

AA047007 CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
3 Credits

Course Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
(1) Analyse critically the relationship between climate
change and development, potential impacts, and policy
tools available for policymakers.
(2) Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing
climate-related policies and proposed mitigation and
adaptation strategies to combat global climate change.
(3) Relate critical understanding of climate change to the
respective industries.

Synopsis of Course This course aims to develop students’ competencies in the
Contents fundamentals of climate change and development links, as
well as to analyze the available policy tools to address the
challenges of climate change adaptation and mitigation. It
covers a wide range of topics in the field of environmental
development with a special focus on economic and social
externalities, renewable energy resources, and technological
innovation to fight against the potential impacts of climate on
various sectors, including global food security. Through
various methods of learning in class, students will gain the
necessary knowledge to evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of current and proposed climate mitigation and
adaptation strategies.

Assessment Weightage Continuous Assessment: 70%
Final Examination: 30%

Medium of Instruction English

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