Information Package / Course Catalogue
Climate Change and Meteorological Disasters
Course Code: ADY206
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To learn the effects of climate change and meteorological disasters and to manage meteorological disasters.

Course Content

The world of global warming and its effects on Turkey, droughts, sudden floods and flood management, hurricanes and hoses, early warning systems for meteorological disasters, climate change mitigation efforts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows global warming and its causes.
2.Know the climate change and its effects.
3.Knows meteorological and protection methods.
4.Know Estimation and Early Warning systems
5.Knows the climate change risk reduction policies.
Recommended or Required Reading
2.TOPRAK Zerrin, (2012), Environmental Management and Policy
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Global Warming and Climate Change
Week 2 - Theoretical
Global Warming and Climate Change
Week 3 - Theoretical
Effects of Climate Change on the World
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effects of Climate Change on Turkey on
Week 5 - Theoretical
Climate Change and Meteorological Disasters
Week 6 - Theoretical
Drought and its effects
Week 7 - Theoretical
Forest fires
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Meteorological Disasters and Prevention MethodsMethods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Flood and Flood Protection Methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Forecast and Early Warning Systems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Climate Change Risk Reduction Policies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Climate Change Risk Reduction Policies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Climate Change Risk Reduction Policies
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026