Unit 1 - Introduction to climate change. Effects, scenarios, adaptation and mitigation
The learning objectives are:
- What is climate change and what are the scenarios?
- What are the effects of climate change?
- How to act on climate change? Adaptation and mitigation.
- Climate change and agriculture.
- Sustainable development and sustainability.
Unit 2 - Climate change and extensvie livestock farming. Effects and consequences
The learning objectives are:
- Extensive livestock farming. Definitions and differences with other livestock production models.
- Introduction to the environmental and social differences of different livestock farming methods.
- Ecosystem services of extensive livestock farming.
- Negative impacts of livestock farming on the environment.
- Impacts of climate change on extensive livestock farming.
Unit 3 - Extensive livestock farms and climate change adaptation
The learning objectives are:
- Adaptation to climate change in extensive livestock farming.
- Resilience, vulnerability, and adaptation in extensive livestock farming.
- Adaptation strategies, tools and measures, what are they and what are they used for
- What is the legal and institutional framework in relation to climate change in extensive livestock farming?
- Key principles of adaptation.
- Issues for action to adapt livestock farming to climate change.
- Pasture management in relation to climate change.
- Animal management in relation to climate change.
- Sustainable farm management.
Unit 4 - Management of other socioeconomic aspects for climate change adaptation
The learning objectives are:
- Sustainability in extensive livestock farming
- How do socio-economic factors in extensive livestock farming relate to climate change?
- What are the main lines of action for adapting the socio-economic factors of extensive livestock farming to climate change?
- Examples of adaptation of socio-economic aspects.
Unit 5 - Water management on your extensive livestock farm
The learning objectives are:
- How do water management, extensive livestock farming and climate change relate to each other?
- What are the main lines of action for adapting water management to climate change?
- Examples of adaptation in water management.
Unit 6 - Water management for the adaptation of extensive livestock farming to climate change
The learning objectives are:
- Filter plants in livestock drinking ponds.
- Rainwater harvesting and accumulation for drinking purposes - Roman pond
- Water retention/infiltration systems
- Livestock water harvesting using surface waterproof structures
- Livestock water purification
Units 7/8/9 - Introduction to Hydroponics
The learning objectives are:
- Different Technological Solutions in Hydroponic Systems
- Hydroponic growing system in the food production industry
- Influencing parameters in hydroponic plant cultivation
- Causes of illness from hydroponic product system
- Regulations on food safety and movement
- EU legislation
- Use of raw and treated wastewater in Hydroponical Systems