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Teaching climate risk for water planning: a pilot training for tertiary students and practitioners in Brazil
Pablo Borges de Amorim
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Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of
Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, 88.040-970, Brazil
Pedro Luiz Borges Chaffe
Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal
University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, 88.040-970, Brazil
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We estimate the contribution of rainfall peaks and antecedent wetness to changes in small and large floods in Brazil. While changes in large events are usually rainfall-driven, changes in small floods mostly follow antecedent wetness. In regions with high storage capacity, antecedent wetness drives both small and large floods; in low-storage capacity regions, small floods follow antecedent wetness, while large floods are mainly rainfall-driven.
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Short summary
Climate change is one of the major challenges of our society, and therefore we present a climate risk training for tertiary students and practitioners. The training uses a hands-on method and was tested with five independent groups in Brazil. We find that the application of a mapping exercise supports learning about climate risk, as well as the development of problem-solving skills. The proposed training enables the teaching of climate risk in stand-alone courses and professional development.
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