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48622-01 - Lecture with practical courses: Climate change and health (1 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Guéladio Cissé (gueladio.cisse@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Description: The course will clarify concepts related to climate change direct and indirect effects on health, extreme events, vulnerability, resilience, adaptive capacities, mitigation, adaptation and sustainability. It will present methodologies and frameworks for multidisciplinary assessment of vulnerabilities and health risks to increase resilience of communities and enable socio-economic benefits. It will show also how climate related policies will affect public health and present case studies from different perspectives and contexts. Content: Climate change processes and how do they affect several sectors, Different pathways of climate change specific impact on health, Climate change effects on major water related diseases, Climate change effects on major vector borne diseases, Effects of climate extreme events on morbidity and mortality;(A): case of heat waves; (B): case of flood, Integrated climate change and health risks assessment methodologies and frameworks (A): predictions, time series analyses; (B): vulnerabilities, resilience and adaptive capacities, Mitigation and adaptation measures for public health, including policy and governance dimensions, General concepts and frameworks for disaster risk reduction, Economic concepts of health and climate change |
| Learning objectives | Participants will get updated evidence on the links between climate change and health, with an emphasis on major water and vector-borne diseases and possible effects of some extreme events like floods and heats on morbidity and mortality. The course will also give an overview of methods and approaches from risk evaluation to adaptation measures, the political and economic dimensions, as well as the international agendas and frameworks. |
| Comments | Methods: Lectures, readings and group discussions |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 01.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 08.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Fasnachtsferien |
| Tuesday 15.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 22.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 29.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 12.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 19.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 26.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 03.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 10.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 17.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Tuesday 24.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Advances in Epidemiology, Statistics and Global & Public Health (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular participation (>80%), active engagement in discussion and group work presentations |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |