Republic of the Philippines

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Echague, Isabela
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

COURSE GUIDE
Semester/A.Y.: Second Semester A.Y. 2021-2022

Course Code and Title: ABE INST 1/2 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK
MANAGEMENT

Course Description: Global warming and climate change science; weather and climate;
greenhouse gases; impacts of climate change; legal and policy framework, mitigation and
adaptation strategies; vulnerability and impact assessment; disaster prevention and
mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation and recovery.

Course Objectives: At the end of the course, students must be able to:
1. Understand the science of climate change – how greenhouse gases are produced
and result to global warming;
2. Analyze the climate change vulnerabilities of agricultural, residential and commercial
areas and how to enhance their adaptive capacities;
3. Apply engineering and technologies in climate change adaptation and mitigation; and
4. Learn how to shift from reactive to proactive mode of DRRM.

Course Materials: This Course Guide helps you in your learning experience on this course.
This will be uploaded in the Google classroom together with the Modules.

Course Schedule: The drastic change of delivery of teaching-learning process from face-to-
face to distance learning must have brought every student a sense of responsibility of
acquiring essential knowledge through active involvement in the learning process through
performing the activities set forth in this course.

To finish this course and be able to gain all the competencies and skills expected to
demonstrate the learning outcomes as stated in this course, you should take time to read
everything written in the modules, actively and conscientiously comply all the course
requirements (assignments, quizzes and exams).

Inclusive Week and Topics Activities and FTLM

Dates
Week Date
1 3/2/2022 Course Guide, Syllabus, Modules Orientation meeting
via Google Meet
INTRODUCTION AVP – “Now is the Time”
Assignment
2 3/9/2022 MODULE 1: OVERVIEW OF THE CCA- Join discussion forum
DRRM LAWS Assignment
1.1 International (UN): SDG 13: Climate Quiz
Action; Paris Agreement; Sendai
Framework for DRR
1.2 Philippines: RA 9729; RA 10121;
RA 10174
3 3/16/2022 MODULE 2: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND Join discussion forum
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL/ EARTH Assignment
SCIENCE Quiz
2.1 Matter
2.2 Energy
2.3 System/Earth System
4 3/23/2022 2.4 Biogeochemical cycles: hydrologic; Join discussion forum
carbon; methane; nitrogen; Assignment
phosphorous Quiz
 5 3/30/2021 2.5 gases (GHGs) and Global Warming Join discussion forum
2.6 Weather vs Climate Assignment
Quiz
Prepare for prelim exam
6 4/6/2022 Take prelim exam
7 4/13/2022 MODULE 3: CLIMATE CHANGE Join discussion forum
SCIENCE – CAUSES, IMPACTS AND Assignment
VULNERABILITIES Quiz
3.1 IPCC Assessment Reports (AR) 1-3
8 4/20/2022 3.2 AR 4-5 Join discussion forum
Assignment
Quiz
9 4/27/2022 3.3 IPCC Special Report (SR) 1.5 Join discussion forum
Assignment
Quiz
10 5/4/2022 3.4 Philippine Climate Trends and Join discussion forum
Projections by PAGASA Assignment
Quiz
11 5/11/2022 3.5 Climate Change Vulnerability Join discussion forum
Framework Assignment
3.6 CLIRAM Tool Quiz
Prepare for midterm exam
12 5/18/2022 Take midterm exam
13 5/25/2022 MODULE 4: DISASTER RISK Join discussion forum
RESILIENCY/Four DRRM Thematic Areas Assignment
4.1 Prevention and Mitigation Quiz
4.2 Preparedness
14 6/1/2022 4.3 Response Join discussion forum
4.4 Rehabilitation and Recovery Assignment
Quiz
15 6/8/2022 MODULE 5. TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Join discussion forum
FOR CCA-DRR Assignment
5.1 Real-time weather monitoring systems Quiz
(rainguage, AWLS)
5.2 Flood hazard mapping using high
resolution digital maps (e.g. LiDAR)
16 6/15/2022 5.3 Renewable energy (solar, hydro, wind, Join discussion forum
biomass/biogas) Assignment
Quiz
17 6/22/2022 5.4 Bamboo plantation and product Join discussion forum
development (e.g. engineered bamboo) Assignment
Quiz
Prepare for final exam
18 6/27/2022 Take final exam

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

JANUEL P. FLORESCA ALEXANDER O. LOGAN RAFAEL J. PADRE

Professor CE Program Chair College Dean