Introduction, G:a Kirurgen 240 (Hus R 240), Hossein Hashemi, Course introduction – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Middle East

Lecture, Hossein Hashemi, Sustainable water use and management in the Middle East – Physical and economical limitation, Climate change – SDGs 6, 13, and 15

Lecture, Hossein Hashemi, Enviroment and sustainability in the Middle Eastern contex – Practical examples -SDGs 3, 6, 11, and 15

Lecture, Hossein Hashemi, Power and water in the Middle East – Water wars or confilict, cooperation – SDGs 16 and 17

Lecture, Lina Eklund, Land system dynamics in the Middle East (part 1)- Drouhgt, Land use, Food security – SDGs 2 and 15

Seminar, Hossein Hashemi, Seminar 1 – group presentation

Lecture, Lina Eklund, Land system dynamics in the Middle East (part 2) - Drouhgt, Land use, Food security – SDGs 2 and 15

Lecture, Lina Eklund, Exercise: Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing -What is GIS and and Remote Sensing, Brief exercise with the basics of GIS and Remote Sensing

Lecture, Eden 129 Hela, Darcy Thompson, The Politics of Natural Resource Distribution the MENA - Oil exporters and importers, government subsidies, politics of food and water (in)security – SDGs 1, 10, and 11

Seminar, Darcy Thompson, Seminar 2 - A race for Resources – A simulation

Lecture, Darcy Thompson, The Environmental Impact of Economic Diversification in the MENA - Economic diversification, Climate change and economic diversification, Economic development for oil-importing – SDGs 7, 8, and 11

Lecture, Darcy Thompson, Food security and waste management – Oil for food, Food crisis, waste to wealth – SDGs 1, 2, and 3

Final seminar, Hossein Hashemi, Final project discussion