Insertion of risk management and climate change in the subject of Geography of Nicaragua

Authors

  • Tupac Ernesto Porras Mendieta National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua. Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty of Carazo , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua. Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria de Carazo

Keywords:

Risk Management, Climate Change, threats, adaptation, mitigation, research action, transversal axis, Geography of Nicaragua, assessment

Abstract

The present research work was marked on a line of action line research developed in the ¨Risk Management and Climate Change¨ seminar carried out at FAREM - ESTELI, through using an online platform as a facilitating tool for of university communication at the university. Over the course of this excellent seminar, ¨Risk Management and Climate Change¨ was introduced as a transverse axis in the course entitled Geography of Nicaragua, with the goal of creating awareness among our students about the importance and implementation of this issue in their professional training and the care of our planet. This research work was developed in three class sessions during the period from March 17th to April 6th of the present year with fifty-three students in their first year of the English major on the Saturday shift, from the departments of Carazo, Managua, and Granada.

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Published

10-10-2013

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Section

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

How to Cite

Insertion of risk management and climate change in the subject of Geography of Nicaragua. (2013). Revista Torreón Universitario, 3(5), 30-40. https://revistas.unan.edu.ni/index.php/Torreon/article/view/3482