Course Description

 

This free course focuses on water management and its critical role in climate-smart agriculture. It analyses the impacts of climate change on the availability of freshwater resources for agriculture and considers possible water management options for adaptation to climate change and for climate change mitigation.

 

You will learn about : 

- The current status, trends and challenges in water resources management

- The impacts of climate change on water resources for agriculture

- The main water management options for climate change adaptation

- Tools and approaches for preparing water management responses to climate change in agriculture

- Measures pertaining to water management to mitigate GHG emissions in agriculture

 

Course structure :

- The course consists of 3 lessons, ranging from approximately 20 to 45 minutes duration each:

- Lesson 1 – Water management

- Lesson 2 – Water management options for improving adaptation and building resilience to climate change

- Lesson 3 – Water management and climate change mitigations