RISQ2005-1 : Natural hazards linked to atmospheric extremes and climate variability

Study Programmes 2015-2016

RISQ2005-1

Natural hazards linked to atmospheric extremes and climate variability

Duration :

18h Th, 18h Pr

Number of credits :

Specialised master in natural hazards management		3

Lecturer :

Michel Erpicum, Pierre Ozer, Dominique Perrin

Coordinator :

Michel Erpicum

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The lecture is subdivided into three parts :
Historical climatic variability (Prof M. Erpicum);
Past, current and forthcoming climatic variability in the framework of climate change (Dr D. Perrin)
Extreme climatic events linked to climatic catastrophes in the framework of climate change and variability (Dr P. Ozer)

Learning outcomes of the course :

The lecture will analyse recent climatic variability and its likely trends in the coming decades. Climate change impacts on natural catastrophes will be analysed as well as the adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Notions in climatology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Analysis of long term climate databases in order to be able to calculate both frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Based on twelve 3-hours lectures, the curses will be given with a Power Point support fully available to the students.