Introductory lectures on
(i) global aspects of sustainable development,
(ii) the global energy situation
(iii) The global water situation.
After this, the student will read and analyse the course literature covering
(i) developing country view on the global environmental situation,
(ii) a description and analysis of the existing and potential social tensions between rich and poor countries,
(iii) a description and analysis of the global challenges in reaching a sustainable supply and use of energy and water.
The course will also cover economic mechanisms for financing of energy- and water projects in the developing world and different threats to future conflicts with respect to energy and water issues.
The objectives of the course are to give the students an improved insight into the current global situation with respect to energy and water supply and to establish a sustainable combination of supply and use of these resources in the future. After taking the course, the student is expected to be able to
(i) describe existing global, regional and local threats to a sustainable energy and water supply and use,
(ii) explain which of supply methods we may realistically count on in the future
(iii) understand important and describe the most important energy and water saving measures we may count on in the future.
An important cross-cutting objective is to give the student a broader insight into the different world views that exist in the rich and poor parts of the world, both with respect to the way society works today and how one may approach existing problems in a realistic way and support sustainable development.