Theme 1. INTEGRATED LAND USE PLANNING

1. HIGHLIGHTS
___1.1. Key elements of integrated land use planning
___1.2. Urban versus rural land use planning
___1.3. Planning for urban-rural transitional areas
___1.4. Tools and approaches for integrated land use planning
_______1.4.1. Selected tools for integrated land use planning
___1.5. My work in land use planning
2. IN-DEPTH:
Implementing Integrated Land Use Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide for Rural Areas

Theme 2. CLIMATE ANALYSIS, RISKS AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

___2.1. Weather, seasons and climate
_______2.1.1. Climate classifications
_____________2.1.1.1. Major climate classification systems
_____________2.1.1.2. The Kõppen-Geiger classification of  climatic zones
_____________2.1.1.3. The UNESCO system
_____________________2.1.1.3.1. List of Agroclimatic Zones according to the UNESCO system
_______2.1.2. Potential evapotranspiration
_______2.1.3. The growing period concept
_______2.1.4. Assessing climatic variability
_____________2.1.4.1. Precipitation statistics
_____________2.1.4.2. Standardized precipitation index
_____________2.1.4.3. Assessing variability of the growing period
_____________2.1.4.4. The ICARDA Agro-Climate Tool
_____________________2.1.4.4.1. Stochastic weather generators
_______2.1.5. Assessing climate change
_____________________2.1.5.1. The scientific consensus on climate change
_____________________________2.1.5.1.1. The IPCC
_____________________2.1.5.2. Assessing current climate change
_____________________________2.1.5.2.1. Some reanalysis datasets
_____________________________2.1.5.2.2. Fourier analysis
_____________________2.1.5.3. Perceptions of current climate change
_____________________________2.1.5.3.1. Comparing farmer perceptions and realities of climate change in Jordan
_____________________2.1.5.4. Assessing future climate change : projections
_____________________________2.1.5.4.1.  Global climate models (GCMs)
________________________________________2.1.5.4.1.1.The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6)
_____________________________2.1.5.4.2. Socio-economic scenarios
________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.1.The SRES scenarios
________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.2. Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs)
________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.3. Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs)
____________________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.3.1. SSP245: Characteristics and consequences
__________________________________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.3.1.1. SSP245: Expected negative impacts
__________________________________________________________________2.1.5.4.2.3.1.2. SSP245: Expected positive impacts
_____________________________2.1.5.4.3.  Downscaling
_______2.2.  Assessing Risks and Vulnerability to Climate and Weather Events
____________2.2.1.  Aspects of climatic vulnerability
____________2.2.2.  Methods for analyzing climatic vulnerability
___________________2.2.2.1. Assessing the ‘exposure’ component of vulnerability
___________________2.2.2.2. Assessing the ‘sensitivity’ component of vulnerability
___________________2.2.2.3. Assessing the ‘adaptive capacity’ component of vulnerability
___________________2.2.2.4. Integrated Analysis of Vulnerability to Climate Risks: an example using ND-GAIN
____________2.2.3. Early Warning Systems
__________________2.2.3.1. National Early Warning Systems: objectives, approaches and challenges
_______2.3.  My work in climate analysis, risk and vulnerability assessment

Theme 3. LAND AND SOIL RESOURCES: ANALYSIS, MAPPING AND EVALUATION

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Theme 4. GIS AND REMOTE SENSING

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