Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to ICBA

    • Welcome to the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

    • About ICBA

    • Infographic About ICBA

    • What are Marginal Environments & Why Should we Worry About Them?

    • Building Individual and Institutional Capacities in Marginal Environments

    • Acknowledgment

  • 2

    All you Need to Know About the Course

    • Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes

    • Author's CV

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic
  • 3

    Module I: Global warming and climate change

    • Module 1: Structure

    • 1.1. Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases

    • 1.2. Global Climate Change Impacts with Focus on Arid Environments

    • 1.3. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources

    • 1.4. Impact of Climate Change on Crops Production

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 1

    • Extra reading: IPCC Summary for Policymakers

    • Extra reading: IPCC Technical Summary
  • 4

    Module 2: Climate change adaptation strategies

    • Module 2: Structure

    • 2.1. Climate change scenarios

    • 2.2. Climate change modeling tools

    • 2.3. Mitigation and adaptation strategies

    • 2.4. Strategies in irrigation applications and crop types as a form of adaptation

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 2

    • Extra reading: Beyond Crop per Drop - Assessing Agricultural Water Productivity and Efficiency in a Maturing Water Economy

    • Extra reading: How Much Human-Caused Global Warming Should We Expect with Business-As-Usual (BAU) Climate Policies? A Semi-Empirical Assessment

    • Extra reading: Renewable energy market analysis - The GCC region

    • Extra reading: Water management and climate change monitoring in Tunisia and Egypt using remote sensing techniques
  • 5

    Module 3: Climate change monitoring systems

    • Module 3: Structure

    • 3.1. Climate change early monitoring systems

    • 3.2. Community tools for climate change adaptation in irrigation applications and crop types

    • 3.3. Case studies on successful monitoring and adaptation strategies

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 3

    • Extra reading: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi-Arid Regions of East Africa

    • Extra reading: The future of disaster risk pooling for developing countries: Where do we go from here?

    • Extra reading: Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and South Asia

    • Extra reading: Water management and climate change monitoring in Tunisia and Egypt using remote sensing techniques
  • 6

    Finalize your course

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic

    • Please tell us how was your experience with the course