Summer school on "Water Resources, Land-use and Forestry" by FERS in bologna

The main purpose of the course is (a) to provide an overview of the impact of climate change on water resources, water related hazards, land and forestry management; (b) to set the basis for the technical design of climate change adaptation strategies; (c) to highlight research questions and to promote research activity on future water and land with a technical and action-oriented approach.

In particular the course will focus on the following themes:

• How will climate change impact the water cycle? What models can be use an how uncertainty may be assessed?
• How land, including coastal, mountain and polar regions, is impacted by climate change, through global warming, sea level raise and water related hazards?
• How can we reduce the impact of water resources management? How can we sustainably manage water and what are the emerging risks for the future?
• How are living species impacted by climate and land change? How can ecology and biogeosciences support climate change mitigation and adaptation?

Students must be equipped with personal computer. 

Application deadline:  22 May 2022

Contact information	n/a
Event type	Training
File link	https://www.fersschool.it/courses/the-future-of-water-resources/?fbclid=IwAR2y0DS6e7x99f7fYQSmNIsgxHB9RFLisBjXWYQR7R0oRRk63DMfhSagqcE#1648478928352-c49cdc0a-0cfd
File link copy	Brochure-Water-Resources-Land-use-and-Forestry-3.pdf (PDF, 1196 Kb)
Source	fersschool
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , WATER DEMAND
Geographical coverage	Italy,
Address	Bologna
Organizer	fers
Target audience	International
Period	[20/06/2022 - 02/06/2022]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH