Planning for Climate Change in African Cities

This module provides an introduction to the course, including course description, objectives, and an introduction to the lecturers.

This module introduces climate change science, its sources, effects, and impacts on cities globally, with a focus on African cities. It also covers climate change policies and international negotiations.

This module covers climate change vulnerability concepts, social vulnerability, and methods for assessing vulnerability in urban contexts, with a focus on African cities.

This module explores climate change adaptation strategies, urban resilience concepts, and governance approaches for reducing urban risk, with examples from African cities.

This module discusses various approaches to planning for climate change in cities, including ad-hoc, strategic, and mainstreaming approaches. It covers the main steps of climate change planning and provides examples from African cities.

This module introduces decision support and assessment tools for climate change planning, including cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and multiple criteria analysis, with case studies from African cities.

This module guides learners through the process of developing a climate change action plan, from initial list to feasibility assessment, criteria selection, and final results.