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

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SEACAP development and implementation involves four phases

Initiation

Activities in this phase include:

  • Affirming political commitment to the SEACAP development process from the heads of the municipality and the national government (depending on the mandate of the municipality/city)
  • Mobilising and engaging all municipal departments and stakeholders involved.
  • Establishing a framework for continuous collaboration and coordination to ensure that the SEACAP process is embedded and integrated into the work of each relevant department. 
Source: SEACAP Guidebook, JRC technical reports, 2018

PLANNING

The planning phase includes:

  • Pre-assessment phase
  • SEACAP development phase

Pre-assessment phase of planning

Activities in this phase include:

  • Developing a Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI)
  • Developing a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)
  • Developing an Access to Energy Assessment (AEA)
  • Together, these reports offer an opportunity for local governments to obtain critical baseline information, providing a grounding for targets and action. 
Source: SEACAP Guidebook, JRC technical reports , 2018
Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI)
  • Measures and quantifies the emissions of three sources: stationary energy, waste and transportation.
  • This is the baseline report for the mitigation pillar.
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)
  • Identifies which climate hazards are affecting the local region and indicates which economic sectors and populations groups are most affected by those climate hazards.
  • This is the baseline report for the adaptation pillar.
Access to Energy Assessment (AEA)
  • Assesses the status of energy access in the local government under two broad categories: access to electricity and clean cooking in households and access to electricity in public buildings.
  • This is the baseline report for the access to energy pillar.

SEACAP Development phase of planning

Activities in this phase include:

  • Setting adaptation, mitigation and access to energy targets.
  • Developing adaptation, mitigation and access-to-energy actions to achieve these targets.
  • Including the results of the pre-assessment phase (BEI, RVA and AEA) and the targets and action set in the planning phase into one document – the SEACAP.

implementation

Activities in this phase include:
Implementing the actions included in the SEACAP, starting with the ones identified as priority in the planning phase.

Monitoring and Reporting

Activities in this phase include:

  • Reporting on each component of the SEACAP to CDP-ICLEI Track on an annual basis.
  • Regularly reviewing progress of implementing actions to ensure that the targets are achieved.
    Assessing progress on a regular basis and adjusting priorities as needed to fit the current situation.
  • Developing and submitting a progress report every second year after the SEACAP was developed, for monitoring and evaluation. More information on reporting will be covered in Module 7.

Reporting to CoM SSA

  • Once the SEACAP (or components thereof) is completed, the baseline data, targets and actions for all three pillars need to be reported to CoM SSA, made publicly available and updated every few years.
  • Reporting can be done online using CDP-ICLEI Track or using the CoM SSA offline reporting template and shared with the Technical Helpdesk for validation.

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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