11486-FS2025-0-Climate Risk Assessment





Root number 11486
Semester FS2025
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Geography
Type of exam Seminar paper
Title Climate Risk Assessment
Description The central topics of this course are the definition, the description, the dynamics and the assessment of climate change related risks. In the lecture the following questions will be addressed: How can we define extreme events? Can we understand these changes based on physical and / or dynamical properties? How can we assess climate risks? Which climate risks are important for Switzerland? What is adaptation and how can we develop sustainable adaptation strategies?

In the application-based lab part of the course students will learn how to process and analyze the output of climate models and to extract the necessary information for very basic estimates of changes in the frequency and / or location of extreme weather events.
In the lab the students learn how to analyze climate model output using Python.

This course can also be attended by Master and PhD students of the Graduate School of Climate Sciences
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers Dr. Edgar Dolores TesillosGeographisches Institut (GIUB) - Klimafolgenforschung 
Prof. Dr. Olivia Romppainen-MartiusInstitute of Geography 
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Monday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Friday 12/9/2025 07:15-17:00
 
Rooms Hörsaal 001, Geographie GIUB
 
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