Dealing with Drought

The focus of the unit is the concept of a drought; particularly the causes and effects of droughts, as well as the ways to prevent them, by recycling water. In this context, learners are introduced with the concept of climate refugee/migrant and they learn to review the scientific evidence linking climate change to the frequency and intensity of drought events. Climate Action Simulation is one main tool learners will practice in the session. The proposed study time is 2 hours.

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Dealing with Drought Assessment

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1. How does the mean temperature change in the area where you live? Please, make a search by using the tool “Climate Data Dashboards for Education”

Decreasing in > 1 °C

Increasing in > 1 °C

Increasing in < 1 °C

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2. What problems do deserts rise to local communities?

Damage to ecosystems

Damage to crops

A shortage of drinking water

All of the above I-III

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3. What territories in the globe are most affected by water shortage?

North Africa

Middle East

Western Europe

North America

North Africa and Middle East

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4. Climate/or Environmental Refugee are people who:

Who must leave their homes because of the effects of climate change and global warming

Who leave their homes because of the local conflicts and political reasons

Who leave their homes because of the economical reasons

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5. How many climate refugees’ could be counted in the world around 2050? What are the predictions of the World Bank and the other international organizations?

36 mln.

< 200 mln

>200 mln

Around 1 mlrd

>200 mln and Around 1 mlrd

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