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CoM SSA Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) course

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  1. MODULE 1: Setting the scene
  2. Lesson 1.1: Introduction to the CoM SSA initiative
    2 Topics
  3. Lesson 1.2: Introduction to the SEACAP
    3 Topics
  4. Lesson 1.3: Climate change and cities in Africa
    2 Topics
  5. MODULE 2: SEACAP mitigation pillar
  6. Lesson 2.1: Key concepts in climate change mitigation
    1 Topic
  7. Lesson 2.2: Introduction to the mitigation pillar
    2 Topics
  8. Lesson 2.3: The SEACAP development process for the mitigation pillar
    1 Topic
  9. Lesson 2.4: Emissions inventories: GHG emissions
    4 Topics
  10. Lesson 2.5: Developing a Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI)
    3 Topics
  11. Lesson 2.6: Tools for BEI development
    2 Topics
  12. MODULE 3: SEACAP access to energy pillar
  13. Lesson 3.1: Key concepts in access to energy
  14. Lesson 3.2: Introduction to the access to energy pillar
    2 Topics
  15. Lesson 3.3: The SEACAP development process for the access to energy pillar
  16. Lesson 3.4: Data collection
    3 Topics
  17. Lesson 3.5: Developing an Access to Energy Assessment (AEA)
    2 Topics
  18. Lesson 3.6: Setting an energy vision and targets
    3 Topics
  19. Module 3.7: Planning energy actions
    3 Topics
  20. MODULE 4: SEACAP adaptation pillar
  21. Lesson 4.1: Key Concepts in climate change adaptation
    1 Quiz
  22. Lesson 4.2: Introduction to the adaptation pillar
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  23. Lesson 4.3: The SEACAP development process for the adaptation pillar
    1 Topic
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    1 Quiz
  24. Lesson 4.4: Developing a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)
    1 Quiz
  25. Lesson 4.5: Setting an adaptation vision and sectoral targets
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  26. Lesson 4.6: Planning adaptation actions
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  27. MODULE 5: Steps to take before you implement your SEACAP
  28. Lesson 5.1: Next steps for prioritised actions
  29. Lesson 5.2: Categorising actions to access external finance
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  30. MODULE 6: Communicating your SEACAP
  31. Lesson 6.1: Designing your SEACAP
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  32. Lesson 6.2: Communicating your SEACAP to key stakeholders
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    1 Quiz
  33. MODULE 7: Reporting your SEACAP
  34. Lesson 7.1: Introduction to reporting your SEACAP
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  35. Lesson 7.2: Introduction to reporting the mitigation pillar
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  36. MODULE 8: Integrating your SEACAP into existing planning processes
  37. Lesson 8.1: Integrating your SEACAP actions into local level plans
    1 Topic
  38. Lesson 2.7: Setting mitigation targets
    2 Topics
  39. Lesson 2.8: Planning mitigation actions
    1 Topic
  40. Lesson 7.4: Introduction to reporting the access to energy pillar
    3 Topics
  41. Lesson 7.3: Introduction to reporting the adaptation pillar
    3 Topics

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What are  energy actions? 

  • Energy actions are the actions that are set to meet the access to energy targets.
  • Actions should explore opportunities for addressing energy poverty and the policy changes involved.
  • Decision makers at the national and local government levels, community groups and other stakeholders should be part of the action planning workshops.
  • Gendered aspects of energy poverty in the local context should be factored into the design of actions.

Learn more about each consideration in the sections that follow.

What key information should be considered from the AEA?

Prior to defining energy actions, local governments should have developed an AEA.The following information from the AEA should be considered when setting actions:

  • Local government context
  • Baseline energy and clean cooking statistics

How should actions be linked to the access to energy vision and targets? 

Prior to defining energy actions, local governments should have set an overarching energy vision and energy targets.

  • Energy actions should be set to directly meet each of the targets set by SEACAP stakeholders. They should also contribute to the overarching energy vision for the local government’s SEACAP.
  • Actions should be based on existing national and local efforts/projects/strategies that are contributing to enhancing the local government’s access to energy including electricity and clean cooking

What information should be included in access to energy actions?

Energy actions should be SMART and include:

  • Action title 
  • Detailed description 
  • Related energy (electricity and/or clean cooking) target(s) and indicator(s) used 
  • Vulnerable and marginalised groups targeted 
  • Origin of action 
  • Responsible body 
  • Policy it aligns to
  • Co-benefits, and if it affects also mitigation and/or adaptation
  • Synergies and trade-offs
  • Proposed implementation timeframe (start and end) 
  • Status of implementation (i.e. not started, ongoing, completed, postponed) 
  • Value of action 
  • Investment needed 
  • Estimated cost
  • Avoided costs
  • Indicator to monitor progress
  • Currency

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[LINK TO LESSON 4.5]

Considering women and marginalised groups when setting energy actions

  • We are all affected by a society and structures that devalue the experiences of women and marginalised groups. 
  • When planning actions, it is important to consider women and marginalised people as a distinct group with unique needs as well as members of the larger group. 
  • Ensure actions speak to the needs of and does not adversely affect women and marginalised groups. 
  • Incorporating a specific action related to women and marginalised people is a good way to ensure these groups are factored in.

Zoom in on co-benefits, synergies and trade-offs of energy actions

  • Each action should be accompanied by a detailed description of its co-benefits. This is to support local governments with ‘making the case’ for why the action should be prioritised in the (unlikely) event that climate change and access to energy considerations are removed. 
  • Detail on synergies of the action with other work that the local government is undertaking as well as relevant national plans and legislation should be included. 
  • Detail on potential trade-offs associated with the action should also be included (e.g.: what extra cost/challenges they might present).

Zoom in on rationale for prioritisation of energy actions

  • Given that there will likely be a significant number of energy actions included for each target in order to enhance access to energy, a SEACAP should include an indication of which actions are considered to be an absolute priority and why. 
  • This can be based on:
    • The local government’s development aspirations 
    • Economic and social benefits that may arise from the actions 
    • Work that the local government has already committed to in its internal development planning
    • Actions that have the most synergies and co-benefits 

CoM SSA is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)

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