. "Climate Change"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Climate change adaptation in water management"@en . . "6" . "Contents:\nOver the past centuries, the amount of water used for human activities has rapidly increased. To increase water availability for human water use and to prevent floods, many natural water systems around the world have been modified. As a result, the carrying capacity of these water systems has been reduced or exceeded. Future climate change and socio-economic development are expected to aggravate this. How future developments and climate change will affect the water systems is highly uncertain. To improve water management in the future, it is important to better understand the interactions between climate change, human interventions, and the functioning of water systems. Also, it is important to manage our systems in a more flexible and adaptive way. This course will cover key theories, methods, and approaches to adapting water systems to future pressures, like climate change and socio-economic changes. The group work (that is part of this course) will focus on impacts and adaptation in urbanized deltas.\n\nDuring the course, the students will learn about climate change scenarios and the impacts of climate change on water resources, flood risks, and water management. We will discuss how socio-economic changes affect water systems, water demand, and land use. Using this information, the students will learn how to develop different types of scenarios and how to do a vulnerability assessment.\n\nIn the course, different approaches to climate change adaptation in the water sector and possible adaptation tools will also be addressed. Future changes are highly uncertain. During the course, we will discuss what methods are available to develop governance arrangements that take into account the uncertainties. We will discuss examples from both the developed and developing world, and we will cover topics such as water scarcity, saltwater intrusion, pollution, and changing flood risks.\n\nDuring the course, students will develop an adaptive water management plan for an urbanized (sub)-basin or delta. Students will study the main climate change impacts, develop future scenarios, and assess the main vulnerabilities of that basin/delta, and will, based on their findings, develop an adaptation strategy from a critical assessment of different adaptation measures and governance arrangements.\nLearning outcomes:\nAfter successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:\nexplain the main principles of water management considering global change;\nanalyze climate change impacts on water resources and water management practices;\ndesign simple future water use scenarios relevant for water management specific to a case-study region;\nintegrate social and biophysical vulnerabilities into planning for water systems;\ndesign simple adaptation measures and different governance arrangements for climate change adaptation, specific to a case-study region;\ncritically assess developed adaptation measures related to the management of water resources." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Master in Environmental Sciences"@en . . "https://www.wur.nl/en/education-programmes/master/msc-programmes/msc-environmental-sciences.htm" . "120"^^ . "Presential"@en . "The Environmental Sciences master's programme in Wageningen has its roots in the natural, technological and social sciences. Students will gain insight into the socio-economic causes and the characteristics of pollution and degradation of the natural environment, including the effects on human beings, the atmosphere, ecosystems and other organisms. This two-year programme is based on an interdisciplinary approach. Students learn to develop analytical tools and models, as well as technologies, socio-political arrangements and economic instruments to prevent and control the wicked environmental and sustainability issues like climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion."@en . . "2"@en . "FALSE" . . "Master"@en . "Thesis" . "2314.00" . "Euro"@en . "19600.00" . "Mandatory" . "Graduates find jobs at many different organisations. Professional job possibilities can be found as:\r\n\r\nA researcher at a university or a research institute\r\nAn adviser at governmental authorities (ministries, provinces and municipalities) or waterboards\r\nAn engineer or a consultant in the industry"@en . "4"^^ . "TRUE" . "Downstream"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .