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This document is a University of Cape Town (UCT) web page section under “UCT & the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Goal 13: Climate action”. It describes UCT’s 2024 activities to inform and support government by strengthening local and regional capacity for climate-related disaster risk monitoring, early warning, and adaptation planning. It provides examples including a 2024 study estimating R20 billion climate-related risk to the City of Cape Town’s transport infrastructure and UCT’s role in peer-to-peer learning initiatives with the EU Climate Dialogues Programme and the Presidential Climate Commission. The text also mentions UCT short courses/programmes such as “Navigating Climate Risk” and the CONFER Climate Risk Training School.

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CONFER Climate Risk Training School

A training programme offered by UCT aimed at building institutional capacity in climate risk assessment and adaptation planning. It supports government and public institutions in preparing for and responding to climate-related disasters.

Who it is for: government officials, municipal staff, and public sector professionals involved in climate adaptation
How to act on it: Enrol through the UCT research and innovation portal or contact the relevant UCT centre directly.

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CONFER Climate Risk Training School

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Places

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

https://uct.ac.za/research-innovation-uct-and-un-sdgs/goal-13-climate-action/13-3-4

Amounts

R 20 000 000 000, R 4 600 000 000, R 12 100 000 000

Key Takeaways

Year: 2024
Theme: Goal 13 Climate action; inform and support government
Capacity focus: disaster risk monitoring, early warning, adaptation planning
UCT hubs named: Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) and African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)
City of Cape Town transport infrastructure risk estimate: R20 billion
Study publication: Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering
Study authors: Dr Tanya Lane-Visser and Professor Marianne Vanderschuren (UCT Centre of Transport Studies)
High-risk transport infrastructure shares: 24% of roads; 52.6% of moderately sized taxi ranks
Disruption estimates: almost a third of taxi routes; 15% of MyCiti network; threat to GABS-served suburbs
Hazards modelled: coastal flooding, flooding of low-lying areas, fire vulnerability
Socio-economic exposure: 79.6% of Capetonians in high-risk areas; 50%–80% labour force impact estimate
Education/health exposure: 15.2% of schools; 28.8% of healthcare facilities in high-exposure areas
Road damage estimate in high-exposure areas: R4.6 billion to R12.1 billion
MyCiti greatest hazard: coastal flooding; infrastructure at risk: R3.26 billion
EU initiative: EU Climate Dialogues Programme with Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) and GroundTruth for peer-to-peer learning
Short course/programmes mentioned: 2024 “Navigating Climate Risk” programme; CONFER Climate Risk Training School
March 2024: CSAG opened applications for its annual Short Course on Navigating Climate Risk
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG)
African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)
City of Cape Town (CoCT)
Dr Tanya Lane-Visser
Professor Marianne Vanderschuren
UCT Centre of Transport Studies
Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering
MyCiti
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS)
European Union (EU)
Presidential Climate Commission (PCC)
GroundTruth