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M.Tech / ICAR-NET · SWCE

Climate Change and Water Resources

SWCE-508 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

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Syllabus topic plan

  1. 01The climate system: climate, climate system and climate change
  2. 02Drivers of climate change; greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle
  3. 03Wind systems, trade winds and the Hadley Cell
  4. 04Ozone hole, El Nino and La Nina (ENSO) and teleconnections
  5. 05Observed and projected impacts: global and Indian scenario (IPCC)
  6. 06Impacts on water resources; effects on ET and irrigation demand
  7. 07Tools for vulnerability assessment: need, steps and approaches
  8. 08Climate models: box, zero-dimensional, radiative-convective, EMICs, GCMs
  9. 09Adaptation across ecosystems, agriculture, health, water supply and infrastructure
  10. 10Sector-specific mitigation: CCS, bioenergy, hydropower, afforestation
  11. 11Conflicts between adaptation and mitigation; policy implications
  12. 12Case studies; hydrological design, dam safety and flood/drought strategies

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