GlobeDrought Course

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• Select topic Introduction

  Introduction

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  • Select activity Welcome to the GlobeDrought course! Based on the ...

    Welcome to the GlobeDrought course!

    Based on the GlobeDrought project and its series of webinars and online lectures, this course provides an understanding of drought and drought risk assessment, introducing state-of-the-art tools to analyse drought risk through indicators, data, and models.

    Once you have completed the course, you will be able to download a certificate of completion at the bottom of the page.

    Total time requirement: ca. 3 hours
    

  • Select activity Instructions In this course, you will f...

    Instructions
    

    In this course, you will find several kinds of activities:

    interactive lessons that will teach you basic concepts

    videos featuring experts from the GlobeDrought consortium

    quizzes and exercises to test your understanding

    a course certificate that you will be able to download after completing the other activities

    Next to each activity there is acheckbox that indicates whether the activity has been completed.

• Select topic Understanding Drought and Drought Risk

  Understanding Drought and Drought Risk
  • Select activity This section will provide an introduction into the...

    This section will provide an introduction into the concepts of drought, drought risk and related terms in the context of global change.
    Time requirement: ca. 25 minutes
    

  • Select activity Lesson: What is drought?

    

    Lesson: What is drought? SCORM package

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  • Select activity Video: Concepts and Definitions

    

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  • Select activity Lesson: Components of Drought Risk

    

    Lesson: Components of Drought Risk SCORM package

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  • Select activity For further information on droughts and the GlobeD...

    
    For further information on droughts and the GlobeDrought project, check out our introductory webinar as well as our webinar on Droughts and the Post-2015 Agenda.

• Select topic Meteorological Droughts

  Meteorological Droughts
  • Select activity In this section you will learn about terms and def...

    In this section you will learn about terms and definitions related to meteorological drought as well as relevant drought indicators.
    Time requirement: ca. 20 minutes
    

  • Select activity Video: Meteorological Droughts

    

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  • Select activity Quiz: Meteorological Droughts

    

    Quiz: Meteorological Droughts H5P

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  • Select activity Exercise: Meteorological Droughts

    

    Exercise: Meteorological Droughts H5P

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  • Select activity For further information check out our webinar on M...

    
    For further information check out our webinar on Meteorological Droughts.

• Select topic Hydrological Droughts

  Hydrological Droughts
  • Select activity In this section you will learn about hydrological ...

    In this section you will learn about hydrological drought and how it can be assessed and quantified.
    Time requirement: ca. 30-45 minutes
    

  • Select activity Video: Hydrological Droughts

    

    Video: Hydrological Droughts Page

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  • Select activity Video: Total Water Storage Change Analysis from GRACE and Hydrological Modeling

    

    Video: Total Water Storage Change Analysis from GRACE and Hydrological Modeling Page

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  • Select activity Quiz: Hydrological Droughts

    

    Quiz: Hydrological Droughts H5P

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  • Select activity Exercise: Hydrological Droughts (optional)

    

    Exercise: Hydrological Droughts (optional) Quiz

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  • Select activity For further information check out our webinars on ...

    
    For further information check out our webinars on Hydrological Droughts and Total Water Storage Change Analysis from GRACE and Hydrological Modeling.

• Select topic Remote Sensing

  Remote Sensing
  • Select activity In this section you will learn about how remote se...

    In this section you will learn about how remote sensing data can be used to support drought assessment.
    Time requirement: ca. 20 minutes
    

  • Select activity Lesson: Remote Sensing and Big Data to Support Drought Assessment

    

    Lesson: Remote Sensing and Big Data to Support Drought Assessment SCORM package

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  • Select activity Video: Detecting Drought and Vegetation Health with Remote Sensing

    

    Video: Detecting Drought and Vegetation Health with Remote Sensing Page

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  • Select activity Quiz: Remote Sensing

    

    Quiz: Remote Sensing H5P

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  • Select activity For further information check out our webinar on D...

    
    For further information check out our webinar on Detecting Drought and Vegetation Health with Remote Sensing.

• Select topic Drought Impacts

  Drought Impacts
  • Select activity In this section you will learn about different kin...

    In this section you will learn about different kinds of drought impacts and how they can be assessed.
    Time requirement: ca. 45 minutes
    

  • Select activity Video: Understanding and Assessing Risk of Drought Impacts

    

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  • Select activity Lesson: Drought Impacts on Water Supply and Electricity Production

    

    Lesson: Drought Impacts on Water Supply and Electricity Production SCORM package

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  • Select activity Video: Drought Impacts on the Agricultural System

    

    Video: Drought Impacts on the Agricultural System Page

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  • Select activity Video: Droughts and Food Security

    

    Video: Droughts and Food Security Page

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  • Select activity Quiz: Drought Impacts

    

    Quiz: Drought Impacts H5P

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  • Select activity For further information check out our webinars on ...

    
    For further information check out our webinars on Understanding and Assessing Risk of Drought Impacts, Agricultural Systems, and Food Security.

    To learn about other ways that droughts impact societies, have a look at our webinars on Migration and Gender.

• Select topic Credits

  Credits
  • Select activity This course was created in the frame of the GlobeD...

    This course was created in the frame of the GlobeDrought project based on input from the project consortium.

    GlobeDrought is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research through its funding measure Global Resource Water (GRoW) which is part of the Sustainable Water Management (NaWaM) funding priority within the Research for Sustainable Development (FONA) framework.