Cairo University
Faculty of Agriculture
Biotechnology Program in English
Contemporary International Issues (AGR 202)
(2nd Term) 2019/2020
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Review Articla (How to write a review article) (pptx in pdf) (video)
Due date June 15, 2020
Subjects:
1- The most important environmental issues and their impacts
2- The issues of water scarcity and desertification in Africa.
Course Description:
This course examines the global challenges affecting food production, focusing on current issues (Food Security) that illustrate these challenges. Students will investigate a range of topics including water, energy, and environmental aspects, regional disparities in the ability to meet basic human needs, and protection of the natural environment in an attempt to help students to appreciate the natural resources, to provide them with some historical perspective on the present status of the planetary environment; to give students opportunities to analyze specific environmental quality issues and to familiarize them with the ideas and practices of managing resources and environments according to the principles of sustainable development.
Grading
Exam 1 (March 18, 2020) ..................................................... 10% Canceled
Exam 2 (April 8, 2020) ......................................................... 10% Canceled
Oral Exam (April 22)............................................................. 10% Canceled
Final Exam ............................................................................ 70% Canceled
All course materials in another link until last lecture
Course Content (Class Notes in pdf)
1. Water Issues:
1.1 Introduction and global water balance (presentation in pdf)
1.2 Freshwater, Water scarcity (presentation in pdf)
1.3 Water resources in Africa (presentation in pdf) (pptx with voice)
1.4 Water resources in the Arab World (presentation in pdf)
March 18, 2020:
1.5 Rivers, Water resources in Egypt, Nile River (p. 19-27) (pptx with voice) (Video)
March 25, 2020:
1.6 Water projects, High Dam (pptx with voice) (Video)
2. Transboundary issues in the Nile Basin:
April 1, 2020
2.1 Water challenges in Ethiopia (Presentation with voice as video)
April 8, 2020
2.2 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD I) (Video 1)
(GERD) and General principles of the International Law (Video 2)
April 15, 2020
Desertification, causes, Egypt (pptx with voice)
4. Energy Resources issues:
Types of energy, renewable, nonrenewable energy resources and nuclear energy. (pptx with voice)
5. Climate Change (variation - fluctuation - oscillation)
April 29, 2020
Causes, evidences, greenhouse gases, sea level rise (presentation in pdf) (pptx with voice I) (pptx with voice II)
Last updated in May 18, 2020