On completion of the Climate Change Adaptation & Sustainable Development course, participants should be able to:
✓ Share and learn knowledge about climate change adaption.
✓ Promote the concept on climate change adaption planning in the context of sustainable development.
✓ Understand climate change-related threats and ways in which these can be managed and mitigated.
✓ Understand the danger posed by climate change and its implications that call for action.
✓ Spearhead discussions on adaptation strategies to climate change in Africa.
✓ Share experiences on climate change, environment and development and the politics of
global climate change.
✓ Identify and policies tools that have been developed for mitigation and adaptation strategies.
✓ Gain more confidence in undertaking risk assessments, developing policy and determining
planning applications in relation to climate change adaptation.
✓ Comprehend Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategies in
the 21st century