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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 actions1 Quiz
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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 Topic1 Quiz
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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 Topics1 Quiz
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Lesson 7.3: Introduction to reporting the adaptation pillar3 Topics1 Quiz
Climate finance
“Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change. The Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement call for financial assistance from Parties with more financial resources to those that are less endowed and more vulnerable. This recognizes that the contribution of countries to climate change and their capacity to prevent it and cope with its consequences vary enormously. Climate finance is needed for mitigation, because large-scale investments are required to significantly reduce emissions. Climate finance is equally important for adaptation, as significant financial resources are needed to adapt to the adverse effects and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.”
Source: UNFCCC
CoM SSA climate finance course: An introductory guide to climate finance for African cities
To learn key concepts and processes on climate finance relevant to local governments in sub-Saharan Africa, you can sign up to the online CoM SSA course on this topic. It is free, at your own pace, and you will get a certificate of completion once finalised.
If individual actions cannot be integrated into existing plans, they are unlikely to be funded on their own because of upfront costs.
The results of the project or action must make these costs worthwhile for whoever funds them.
For actions that require external technical assistance and finance and involve external actors, what is the next step you can take towards implementation?
The answer is to first group actions in the SEACAP, which are not embedded into municipal plans, into different climate project categories, such as the following:
Do two or more of your actions under different SEACAP pillars fall under the same climate project category?
Sequestering carbon through tree planting (mitigation) and reforestation to reduce erosion associated with flooding (adaptation) could both fall under ‘Tree planting and forestation’.
Pooling SEACAP actions for greater project size and impact
Another step would be to identify whether different actions could be pooled together into one project for greater size and impact.
The following action: ‘Construct a new wastewater treatment and reuse facility with a total treatment capacity of 20,000m³/day potable water and 10,000m³/day non-potable water’ will reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions through energy and nutrient recovery processes.
This action could then be paired with another action such as: ‘Introduce climate-resilient irrigation structures on 50 farms’ where the non-potable water can be used for irrigation.
In this way, the two paired actions can result in a larger climate project more likely to attract finance.
