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Module Number:
| 12983
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| Module Title: | Climate Change and Migration |
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Klimawandel und Migration
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| Department: |
Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Associate Prof. (Univ. Damaskus) Dr. agr. Ibrahim, Bachar
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every summer semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | After completion of this module, students will have a solid understanding of Climate Change and its impacts, especially on vulnerable countries. Students will further have the knowledge about various concepts and logical arguments linking climate change and migration. |
| Contents: | Part "Climate Change"
- Observations of change in the climate system
- Critically assess the role of human activities in modern climate change
- Assess future climate change scenarios and their potential impact on the Earth
- climate change agenda and how this agenda impact on policy
- Identify the Impacts and related Adaptation masures
Part "Migration"
- The potential link between climate change, migration,
- The Task of defining 'climate refugee'
- climate change contribution to the refugee problems
- Gaps in the international legal framework
- Individual and Collective Action on Mitigation
Lectures will be given live online and afterwards uploaded as a PDF on the moodle
For the exercise, students have to solve a given problem. Students have to select a topic on moodle and register in the given table (maximum of 4 students per group). |
| Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Lecture
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Seminar
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | - Environment, forced migration and social vulnerability, T. Afifi, J. Jäger - 2010 - Springer
- Climate change, human security and violent conflict: challenges for societal stability, J. Scheffran, M. Brzoska, H.G. Brauch, P.M. Link… - 2012
- People on the move in a changing climate: The regional impact of environmental change on migration, E. Piguet, F. Laczko - 2013
- Global migration governance, A. Betts - 2011
- Disentangling migration and climate change, T. Faist, J. Schade - 2013 - Springer
- Climate change and migration: security and borders in a warming world, G. White – 2011- Oxford University Press
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| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | - Two presentations on the a scientific topic (each 25%)
A pass mark is only achieved by obtaining at least 50% of the grade for each part of the module.
The examination as well as the seminar part have to be passed (at least 50% in each) to pass the module.
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| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Abschluss im Ausland /
Betriebswirtschaftslehre /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Environmental and Resource Management /
keine PO
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Master (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2011
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Master (research-oriented) - Double Degree /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2021
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Master (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2021
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Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Landnutzung und Wasserbewirtschaftung /
PO 2017
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| Remarks: | An annual excursion pertaining to the module may be organised.
Complementary Module in Master Environmental and Resource Management.
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| Module Components: | - Lecture
- Seminar
- Examination
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| Components to be offered in the Current Semester: | |
