AGE.06309.03 - Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy III (Complete module description)
AGE.06309.03 - Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy III (Complete module description)
AGE.06309.03
5 CP
Module label
Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental Policy III
Module code
AGE.06309.03
Semester of first implementation
Faculty/Institute
Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften
Module used in courses of study / semesters
Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation valid from WS 2020/21 > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2015/16 - SS 2018) > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
Agrarwissenschaften (MA120 LP) (Master) > Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft AgrarwissenschaftenMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2018/19 - SS 2020) > Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtung `Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus`
International Area Studies - Global Change Geography (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde IntArStudGlobChaGeoMA120, Version of accreditation valid from SS 2021 > Agrarian Economy and Policy
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (SS 2019 - SoSe 2024) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2011/12 - SS 2015) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2015/16 - WS 2018/19) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
Responsible person for this module
Further responsible persons
Dr. Ilkhom Soliev
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module
Students are able to:
Understanding the need for cooperative Global Environmental Policy (GEP) and challenges associated with implementing effective GEP
Understanding the main arguments and incentive structures in shaping GEP
Knowledge in key International Environmental Treaties and actors
Insights in incentive based economic methods to analyze GEP
Basic knowledge of theoretical concepts explaining the need for and challenges of international treaty-making and politics around GEP
Practice in argumentation, negotiation and presentation skills and teamwork
Students are expected to develop 1) argumentation skills and apply them in a formalized debate on a topic related to Global Environmental Policy; and 2) negotiation skills and apply them during the Simulation of UN Negotiation over a Multilateral Environmental Agreement.
Module contents
Natural resources, food policy and evolving role of agriculture in Global Environmental Policy
Global Environmental Challenges and reasons for Global Environmental Policy
Review of International Environmental Treaties: Rio Conventions - Convention on Biological Diversity, Climate (UNFCCC, Kyoto, Paris), UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Challenges to Global Environmental Cooperation - poverty, population growth, oil policy dilemma, from fossil fuels to renewables
Selected principles of international environmental policy and law: sustainability, participation, polluter pays, precautionary principle
Arguments around Climate Change and Global Warming, from science to action - video screening and formalized debates
Compliance and enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements at the international and national levels - incentives, legal, economic and political perspectives
UNEP Simulation Game - Negotiations over a Multilateral Environmental Agreement
Forms of instruction
Lecture (3 SWS)
Seminar (1 SWS)
Course
Course
Languages of instruction
German, English
Duration (semesters)
1 Semester Semester
Module frequency
jedes Sommersemester
Module capacity
unlimited
Time of examination
Credit points
5 CP
Share on module final degree
Course1: %; Course2: %; Course3: %; Course4: %.
Share of module grade on the course of study's final grade
1
Reference text
It is not obligatory to take the courses "Natural Resources, Agricultural- and Environmental Policy I: Land Management", and "Natural Resources, Agricultural- and Environmental Policy II: Water Governance" in order to enroll in this module, yet they would be a good complement.
Module course label
Course type
Course title
SWS
Workload of compulsory attendance
Workload of preparation / homework etc
Workload of independent learning
Workload (examination and preparation)
Sum workload
Course 1
Lecture
Vorlesung
3
0
Course 2
Seminar
Seminar
1
0
Course 3
Course
Selbststudium und Prüfungsvorbereitung
0
Course 4
Course
Präsentation
0
Workload by module
150
150
Total module workload
150
Examination
Exam prerequisites
Type of examination
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Final exam of module
Klausur oder Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung oder elektronische Klausur