Objectives:

• Understanding the climate system and climate forcings and important feedback mechanisms.
• Providing an overview of possible impacts of climate change on rivers, coasts and urban environment.
• Understanding currently available options for adaptation and how to develop scenario’s including adaptation strategies.

Content:

Understanding the climate system (4 weeks)

• Components of the climate system
• Climate forcings over different time scales
• Future climate climate and climate scenario’s
• Feedbacks: soil wetness
• Feedbacks: atmospheric moisture
• Acceleration of the hydrological cycle
• Feedbacks: carbon.
• Mitigation options

Climate impacts (2 weeks)

• Rivers
• Coastal zone, including the coastal lowlands
• Urban environment.

Adaptation Strategies (2 weeks)

• Room for rivers
• Adaptive coastal management
• Climate robust cities
• Policy options and perspectives