# Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

> Plan and finance climate action that reduces emissions and builds resilience.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Environment, Climate & Natural Resources
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/environment-climate/climate-change-adaptation-mitigation
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=climate-change-adaptation-mitigation

## Overview

African countries face severe climate risks and growing opportunities in climate finance. This course covers climate science basics, vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, mitigation options, NDCs, carbon markets and accessing climate finance.

## Who should attend

- Environment and climate officials
- Development and NGO staff
- Planners and engineers
- Corporate sustainability teams

## Learning outcomes

- Explain climate science and impacts in Africa
- Assess vulnerability and climate risk
- Plan adaptation and mitigation measures
- Understand NDCs and carbon markets
- Prepare climate finance proposals

## Course outline

### Day 1: Climate change in Africa

- Climate science basics
- Impacts by sector
- International agreements
- NDCs

### Day 2: Risk and vulnerability

- Vulnerability assessment
- Climate risk mapping
- Early warning
- Community resilience

### Day 3: Adaptation

- Adaptation planning
- Nature-based solutions
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Water security

### Day 4: Mitigation

- Emissions inventories
- Mitigation options
- Carbon markets
- Just transition

### Day 5: Climate finance

- Funding sources
- Green Climate Fund
- Proposal development
- Case exercise