Cairo University
Faculty of Agriculture
Food Processing
International Issues (FPT 217)
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
(Second Term) Feb-March 2020
(Group 1)
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 (Feb. 24)…….….........................................… 10%
Exam 2 (March 9)…..........................................…….. 10%
Oral Exam (March 16) …............................................ 10%
Review article and class activity….....................……. 20% (How to write a review article)
Final Exam …………........................................…….. 50%
Course Content (General Notes in pdf)
1. Water Issues:
1.1 Introduction and global water balance (presentation in pdf)
1.2 Water scarcity and Water resources in Africa (presentation in pdf) (pptx with sound)
1.3 Water resources in the Arab World (presentation in pdf)
1.4 Water resources in Egypt, River Nile and High Dam (presentation in pdf)
Water in Egypt and Nile (Video)
Water projects and High Dam (Video)
2. Transboundary issue in the Nile Basin:
2.1 Water challenges in Ethiopia and water treaties (presentation in pdf) (Video)
2.2 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) (presentation in pdf) (Video 1) (Video 2)
3. Desertification issues: (presentation in pdf) (pptx with voice)
3.1 Drought, Potential Evapotranspiration, deforestation, overgrazing, urbanization.
3.2 Sand dune encroachment.
5. Energy Resources issues: (presentation in pdf)
5.1 Non-renewable energy resources (fossil oil, natural gas, coal, uranium).
5.2 Renewable energy resources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectricity, biomass, biofuels, nuclear
power).
6. Climate Change (variation): (p. 43-53) (presentation in pdf)
Causes, evidences, greenhouse gases, sea level rise
Last updated in April 15, 2020