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    Welcome to this course on Resilience and Climate Change in African Cities.


    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    LEARNING OBJECTIVES


    By the end of this course you will be able to:

    • Describe the main fundamentals in measuring climate change.
    • Understand how resilience is conceptualized and evaluated.
    • Explain the various climate impacts and resilience measures within the context of cities in Africa.

    Course outline
    course outline


    This Course consists of 3 Units and each unit is made of different interactive activities. The learning process is linear and each Unit is based on the previous one.

    The structure of each unit is the following:

    1. Introductory video: introduces the main concepts of the unit.
    2. Lesson: available through an interactive presentation. Each lesson lasts between 15 and 20 minutes.

    At the end of the Course, Students are requested to take an assignment to assess the knowledge and skills acquired.


    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    DISCUSSION FORUM


    In the discussion forum students can ask questions, debate ideas and share the knowledge in a peer-to-peer way.
    Click here to access the forum or access it from the block on the right column.



    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    CERTIFICATE


    Successful completion leads to earn a certificate of participation.

  • Unit 1 - Climate and Climate Change Measurements and Projections

    Unit 1 - Climate and Climate Change Measurements and Projections

  • Unit 2 - Conceptualizing and Evaluating Resilience

    Unit 2 - Conceptualizing and Evaluating Resilience

  • Unit 3 - Climate Change Impacts and Climate Resilience in African Cities

    Unit 3 - Climate Change Impacts and Climate Resilience in African Cities