Climate Adaptation in Africa

开普敦大学

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This course explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context. Africa is considered one to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change.   Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disease outbreaks, coastal storms and heat waves have had devastating impacts on people and the environment in which they live. Often the damage knocks back progress that has been made in social and economic development, slowing down the achievement of development goals.  Climate models suggest that many of these climatic hazards will intensify as the global climate warms. Building resilience to climate risks, through adaptation, is critically important for future development in Africa.
The course will examine adaptation in theory and in practice, through a focus on four sectors that are critically important for climate resilient development in Africa: Water Security, Agriculture and Food Security, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services and Resilient Cities.

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初级

完成时间大约为19 小时

英语（English）

字幕：英语（English）

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Mark New

Director

African Climate Development Initiative (ACDI)

11,433 个学生

2 门课程

学生职业成果

67%

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初级

完成时间大约为19 小时

英语（English）

字幕：英语（English）

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开普敦大学

The University of Cape Town is the oldest university in South Africa and is one of the leading research universities on the African continent. UCT has over 25 000 students, of whom 30% are postgraduate students. We offer degrees in six faculties: Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, and Science. We pride ourself on our diverse student body, which reflects the many cultures and backgrounds of the region. We welcome international students and are currently home to thousands of international students from over 100 countries. UCT has a tradition of academic excellence that is respected world-wide and is privileged to have more than 30 A-rated researchers on our staff, all of whom are recognised as world leaders in their field. Our aim is to ensure that our research contributes to the public good through sharing knowledge for the benefit of society. Past students include five Nobel Laureates – Max Theiler, Alan Cormack, Sir Aaron Klug, Ralph Bunche and, most recently, J M Coetzee.

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周

周 1

完成时间为 3 小时

Climate, Vulnerability and Development in Africa

We start by exploring the linkages between social and economic development in Africa and climate change. We look at the anticipated changes in the future climate of the region and how this could impact on the development trajectory. I cover both contemporary climate risks and future climate change and how those interact with development. I also introduce the key concepts around climate adaptation that this course in based on.

完成时间为 3 小时

15 个视频（总计 92 分钟）, 4 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

15 个视频

Welcome to the course3分钟

Africa's Human Development Challenge5分钟

In conversation with Irene Kunamwene: A Namibian case study8分钟

How Climate Risks Impact on Development7分钟

The Adaptation Deficit5分钟

Adaptation, Resilience, Maladaptation and Vulnerability1分钟

What is Adaptation?5分钟

Resilience and Maladaptation4分钟

Unpacking Vulnerability7分钟

In conversation with Irene Kunamwene: Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities7分钟

In Conversation with Gina Ziervogel: Climate Vulnerability11分钟

Possible Global Scale Changes in Climate6分钟

Local Scale Climate Change in Africa6分钟

Local Scale Climate Change Scenarios3分钟

In conversation with Irene Kunamwene: Adaptive capacity in Namibian households7分钟

4 个阅读材料

Meet the course team10分钟

African cases of climate adaptation10分钟

How the course works10分钟

Additional resources20分钟

3 个练习

Development Challenges and Climate Risks10分钟

Adaptation, Resilience, Vulnerability and Maladaptation10分钟

Week 1: Climate, Vulnerability and Development15分钟

周

周 2

完成时间为 2 小时

Water Security

We'll start by examining the nature of risks to water security and the approaches to adaptation to changes in water supply - whether it is dealing with greater scarcity or more extreme weather events such as flooding. Water security is a key factor in social and economic development. Responding involves investigating climate adaptation strategies, especially at a regional level, not just at a global scale. The cases this week, presented by experts working on water security issues, are from Lesotho and South Africa.

完成时间为 2 小时

13 个视频（总计 76 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

13 个视频

Water Shortages as an Adaptation Challenge5分钟

Blue, Green, Grey Water4分钟

Water Security, Water Scarcity and the Adaptation Deficit6分钟

Climate Changes in Water Scarcity4分钟

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Security2分钟

Including Climate in Water Resource Planning2分钟

Soft Adaptation - Working with Nature8分钟

Hard Adaptation - Small Scale Options7分钟

Hard Adaptation for Large Water Ecosystems4分钟

Demand Management7分钟

Lesotho: Water and Social Justice - George Barrett6分钟

In conversation with Kevin Winter: Water-sensitive cities13分钟

Week 2 Summary1分钟

2 个阅读材料

Water security cases10分钟

Resources10分钟

3 个练习

Water Security Risks10分钟

Water scarcity adaptation2分钟

Week 2: Water Security Risks and Adaptations15分钟

周

周 3

完成时间为 4 小时

Agriculture and Food Security

We’ll start off looking at the nature of agriculture across regions in Africa and the current situation of food security. Eradicating poverty through creating food security is a key sustainable development goal. We will analyse food security in terms of availability, access and utilisation - and how each of these aspects can be affected by climate change. I’ll be providing some information about the projected impacts of climate change on agriculture before moving onto look at adaptative strategies. The cases this week offer a rich variety of contextual examples from smart agriculture in Mauritius to changes being made by Namibian livestock farmers.

完成时间为 4 小时

14 个视频（总计 99 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

14 个视频

Food Security in Africa7分钟

Ways that Climate Impacts on Agricultural Yields9分钟

Possible Impacts on Agriculture in Africa5分钟

Adaptation by Closing Yield Gaps in Africa4分钟

Conservation Agriculture6分钟

Seed Improvement3分钟

Bringing Adaptation into Farm Extension Services5分钟

Irrigation for Increased Food Production4分钟

Financial Resources for farm adaptation5分钟

Long Term Adaptation in Agriculture10分钟

Mauritius: Climate-Smart Agriculture - Sunita Facknath11分钟

Namibia: Livestock Farmers and Climate Adaptations - Simon Angombe6分钟

In conversation with Admire Nyamwanza: Zimbabwe rural farmers18分钟

Week 3 Summary1分钟

2 个阅读材料

Our cases in context10分钟

Resources10分钟

2 个练习

Agriculture and food security risks2分钟

Agriculture and Food Security Adaptations2分钟

周

周 4

完成时间为 2 小时

Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services

This week we’ll examine the mechanisms which make ecosystems vulnerable to climate change and other human-driven impacts. Ecosystems and the services they provide play a significant role for the livelihoods of people living across Africa. We will also look at the observed and projected impacts of the changing climate. We look at adaptation strategies from Tanzania as cases that illustrate some of the important issues.

完成时间为 2 小时

11 个视频（总计 95 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

11 个视频

Introduction to Ecosytems8分钟

Ecosystem Services8分钟

Vulnerability of Ecosystems to Climate8分钟

Vulnerability of Ecosystems to Non-Climatic Drivers10分钟

Recent Changes in African Ecosystems7分钟

Future Impacts on Ecosytems9分钟

Natural Adaptation of Ecosystems to climate change7分钟

Human assisted adaptation of ecosystems - Part 17分钟

Human assisted adaptation of ecosystems - Part 25分钟

Tanzania: Forest Ecosystems Adaptation Strategies - Pantaleo Munishi8分钟

In conversation with George Sekonya: Mopane worms resources12分钟

2 个阅读材料

Cases in context10分钟

Resources10分钟

3 个练习

Ecosystems Risks

Ecosystems Impacts and Adaptations

Week 4: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services15分钟

周

周 5

完成时间为 3 小时

Cities and the Urban Environment

With the higher concentrations of population in cities, comes a higher exposure to risk from climate change impacts. In African cities, many people live in informal settlements, which make them particularly at risk. Cities have many assets - such as transport, telecommunications, building and critical infrastructure - that are vulnerable to damage from extreme weather events. As cities serve as economic and political hubs, damage or disruption in cities can often have a larger impact on the region or even entire country. Adaptation measures for cities is a complex as there are intersecting issues. Our cases this week look at three cities - Maputo, Cape Town and Durban - which illustrate the adaptations being adopted.

完成时间为 3 小时

13 个视频（总计 107 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

13 个视频

Cities as Locations of Concentrated Climate Risk7分钟

Vulnerability of cities - exposure9分钟

Vulnerability of cities - sensitivity4分钟

Vulnerability of cities - adaptive capacity6分钟

Urban adaptation - planning and spatial development7分钟

Urban adaptation - policy and regulation4分钟

Urban adaptation - community engagement and insurance6分钟

Urban adaptation - houses8分钟

Urban adaptation - roads6分钟

Maputo: Extreme weather and responses Associate - Alberto Mavume9分钟

In Conversation with Anna Taylor: City of Cape Town17分钟

In conversation with Anton Cartwright: City of Durban18分钟

Week 5 summary1分钟

2 个阅读材料

Cases in context10分钟

Resources10分钟

3 个练习

Cities and the Urban Environment Risks

Cities and the Urban Environment Adaptations

Week 5: Cities and the Urban Environment15分钟

周

周 6

完成时间为 4 小时

Planning for Climate Change

In this final week, we move from assessing risk to making adaptation plans. There are adaptation planning tools which are especially helpful for identifying the key steps in making an adaptation plan. An early stage of such processes is to assess the current vulnerabilities which for African contexts means we look at the deficits and begin implementing adaptation right away. This can have both an immediate valuable outcome as well as an anticipated positive impact in the future. Later adaptation planning stages involve identifying key stakeholders and building partnerships, as well as mobilising resources to make it happen. Having the resources and organisational capacity is key as seen in our cases from across a variety of socio-political contexts, resources and levels of governance.

完成时间为 4 小时

12 个视频（总计 87 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 3 个测验

12 个视频

Adaptation Planning and Implementation: Five Key Steps10分钟

Navigating climate change uncertainty - part 17分钟

Navigating climate change uncertainty - part 27分钟

Identifying Adaptation Options5分钟

Choosing Adaptation Options9分钟

Implementing Strategy - Part 15分钟

Implementing Strategy - Part 25分钟

South Sudan: Conflict and Climate Change Impacts - Pios Ncube7分钟

In Conversation with Gina Ziervogel: Governance and Adaptive Governance5分钟

In Conversation with Gina Ziervogel: Governance in Action9分钟

In Conversation with Gina Ziervogel: Adaptation Planning10分钟

Week 6 Conclusion2分钟

2 个阅读材料

Cases in context10分钟

Resources10分钟

2 个练习

Adaptation plans and Uncertainty

Approaches to Adaptation Plans

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