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Training coastal cities for resilience
We support and facilitate capacity building within coastal cities through sharing knowledge on adapting to climate change and enhancing resilience.
Years active:
2020 - 2022
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Urban coastal areas in Africa are on the frontline when it comes to being affected by the impacts of climate change. These include increases in average atmospheric temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts, flooding and tropical storms and rising sea levels. The impacts of climate change not only affect the natural environment, but threaten the livelihoods of those living in urban areas, and thus local governments, the economy and human well-being. Particularly vulnerable population groups include the poor, the elderly, women, children, the disabled and communities living in informal areas in and around urban areas. Achieving sustainability and climate resiliency requires local governments to adapt to climate change. Both they and their citizens stand to gain far more by starting to adapt today, rather than waiting or not taking action at all.
Urban coastal areas in Africa are on the frontline when it comes to being affected by the impacts of climate change. These include increases in average atmospheric temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts, flooding and tropical storms and rising sea levels. The impacts of climate change not only affect the natural environment, but threaten the livelihoods of those living in urban areas, and thus local governments, the economy and human well-being. Particularly vulnerable population groups include the poor, the elderly, women, children, the disabled and communities living in informal areas in and around urban areas. Achieving sustainability and climate resiliency requires local governments to adapt to climate change. Both they and their citizens stand to gain far more by starting to adapt today, rather than waiting or not taking action at all.
Project aims
We are supporting and facilitating capacity building within coastal cities and the transfer of knowledge and expertise to harness the potential of these cities. We are assessing needs of coastal cities’ in the Western Indian Ocean region through a key stakeholder engagement workshops and delivering trainings on adapting to climate change and enhancing resilience.
We are supporting and facilitating capacity building within coastal cities and the transfer of knowledge and expertise to harness the potential of these cities. We are assessing needs of coastal cities’ in the Western Indian Ocean region through a key stakeholder engagement workshops and delivering trainings on adapting to climate change and enhancing resilience.
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