2020-2021 / ENVT2028-2

Food security and early warning systems

Duration

12h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Specialised master in environmental management in developing countries2 crédits 

Lecturer

Bernard Tychon

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

  • Food security
  • State and trend of the agriculture
  • Analyses and factors of food insecurity
  • Emergency situations
  • Early warning systems
  • Monitoring and forecasting with agrometeorological tools

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Give the students the ability to analyse the food insecurity of a given situation by teaching different methodologies applies operationaly in several developing countries. The student will make himself/herself familiar with some tools for specific analyses or monitoring of the food insecurity.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

  • Notions of remote sensing, climatology and agrometeorology
  • Basic knowledge of statistics

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Learning AGROMETSHELL, SPIRITS and NEWLOCLIM + CST Tool
Exercise of yield forecasting on data from a developing country

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

  • Mixing of theory and practical works

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Cours will be in face to face mode as far as it will be authorized. It will switch to distance learning when it will be imposed. LifeSize will be used and course will be recorded.

Recommended or required readings

  • Powerpoint presentations
  • Syllabus - Exercises
  • Internet sites references

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

  • Bernard Tychon (Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be)