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MODULE 1: Setting the scene
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Lesson 1.1: Introduction to the CoM SSA initiative2 Topics
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Lesson 1.2: Introduction to the SEACAP3 Topics
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Lesson 1.3: Climate change and cities in Africa2 Topics
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MODULE 2: SEACAP mitigation pillar
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Lesson 2.1: Key concepts in climate change mitigation1 Topic
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Lesson 2.2: Introduction to the mitigation pillar2 Topics
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Lesson 2.3: The SEACAP development process for the mitigation pillar1 Topic
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Lesson 2.4: Emissions inventories: GHG emissions4 Topics
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Lesson 2.5: Developing a Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI)3 Topics
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Lesson 2.6: Tools for BEI development2 Topics
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MODULE 3: SEACAP access to energy pillar
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Lesson 3.1: Key concepts in access to energy
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Lesson 3.2: Introduction to the access to energy pillar2 Topics
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Lesson 3.3: The SEACAP development process for the access to energy pillar
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Lesson 3.4: Data collection3 Topics
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Lesson 3.5: Developing an Access to Energy Assessment (AEA)2 Topics
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Lesson 3.6: Setting an energy vision and targets3 Topics
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Module 3.7: Planning energy actions3 Topics
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MODULE 4: SEACAP adaptation pillar
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Lesson 4.1: Key Concepts in climate change adaptation1 Quiz
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Lesson 4.2: Introduction to the adaptation pillar2 Topics1 Quiz
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Lesson 4.3: The SEACAP development process for the adaptation pillar1 Topic1 Quiz
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Lesson 4.4: Developing a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)1 Quiz
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Lesson 4.5: Setting an adaptation vision and sectoral targets2 Topics1 Quiz
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Lesson 4.6: Planning adaptation actions2 Topics1 Quiz
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MODULE 5: Steps to take before you implement your SEACAP
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Lesson 5.1: Next steps for prioritised actions
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Lesson 5.2: Categorising actions to access external finance2 Topics1 Quiz
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MODULE 6: Communicating your SEACAP
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Lesson 6.1: Designing your SEACAP3 Topics1 Quiz
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Lesson 6.2: Communicating your SEACAP to key stakeholders1 Topic1 Quiz
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MODULE 7: Reporting your SEACAP
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Lesson 7.1: Introduction to reporting your SEACAP3 Topics1 Quiz
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Lesson 7.2: Introduction to reporting the mitigation pillar4 Topics1 Quiz
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MODULE 8: Integrating your SEACAP into existing planning processes
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Lesson 8.1: Integrating your SEACAP actions into local level plans1 Topic
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Lesson 2.7: Setting mitigation targets2 Topics
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Lesson 2.8: Planning mitigation actions1 Topic
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Lesson 7.4: Introduction to reporting the access to energy pillar3 Topics
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Lesson 7.3: Introduction to reporting the adaptation pillar3 Topics
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What is the state of energy access in Africa?
- In Africa in 2021, about 600 million people (590 million in sub-Saharan Africa), representing 43% of the population, lack access to electricity (Africa Energy Outlook 2022, IEA).
Meanwhile, an estimated 990 million people, more than 70% of the population, do not have access to clean cooking solutions (World Energy Outlook 2023, IEA).
Figure 3: Africa’s share in selected global energy and economic indicators and key population indicators, 2010-2021 (Source: Africa Energy Outlook 2022, IEA)
What is access to electricity?
- Electricity access refers to the percentage of people in a given area that have relatively simple, stable access to electricity (IEA).
In sub-Saharan Africa, 55% of people lack access to electricity. In 13 countries, more than three-quarters of the population do not have access to electricity (see Figure 4 below).
Figure 4: Electricity access in Africa (Source: Africa Energy Outlook 2019, IEA)
Benefits of increased electricity access in Africa
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Reduces post-harvest losses
Cold storage powered by renewable energy supply, for example, could help reduce post-harvest losses, which are estimated at between 20% and 50% of food produced in sub-Saharan Africa.
Improves agricultural productivity through irrigation
Electricity can also play an important role in improving agricultural productivity through irrigation, as several successful examples of stand-alone solar water pumps show, provided that policy makers also tackle wasteful irrigation practices.
Improves healthcare services
Electricity for powering medical equipment increases the range of vital services that can be offered in hospitals to ensure better health for patients.
What is the impact of a lack of energy access on development ?
- The absence of electricity access, or intermittent access, deeply impacts service delivery.
- In 2020, only 47% of lower-secondary schools in sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity (Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2023)
- In 27 sub-Saharan African countries, close to 60% of healthcare facilities have no access to reliable electricity.
What is access to clean cooking?
- Access to clean cooking facilities means access to (and primary use of) modern fuels and technologies, including natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity and biogas, or improved biomass cookstoves (ICS), as opposed to the basic biomass cookstoves and three-stone fires (JRC guidebook, 2018).
- Cookstoves are commonly called “improved” if they are more efficient, emit less or are safer than the traditional cookstoves or three-stone fires.
- Around 900 million people are without access to clean cooking in Africa.
- In 32 countries, more than 75% of the population is without access to clean cooking.
Figure 5: Population without access to clean cooking in Africa, 2018(Source: Africa Energy Outlook 2019, IEA)
