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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Climate Adaptation in Africa by University of Cape Town

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    About the Course

    This course explores why climate change adaptation is important globally and in the African context. Africa is considered to be one of the most
    vulnerable regions to climate change. Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disease outbreaks, coastal
    storms, and heat waves have had devastating impacts on people and the environment in which they live. Often the damage knocks back
    progress that has been made in social and economic development, slowing down the achievement of development goals. Climate models
    suggest that many of these climatic hazards will intensify as the global climate warms. Building resilience to climate risks, thr...
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    Top reviews

    TM

    Jul 6, 2020

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    i learnt a lot from this course. not only do i know more about climate change impacts on the environment, but also how to mitigate risks related to climate change and how to adapt to those risks.

    MK

    Jun 28, 2020

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    Very good course to understand Africa`s current & future challenges related to climate change and what could be possible to do in the African context. I highly recommend it.

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    May 4, 2020

    Very good course. Very knowledgeable tutor. Mark was very clear, each point presented fitted very well with the content being discussed. The examples used were very practical and very informative.

    This was a very excellent course and highly recommended for even African leaders.

    However, the grading of peer reviews could be improved. The points could be better distributed to cover various scenarios. For example, if a question requires a list of 3 items and an explanation of each, it needs to have pointing systems that range from 6 to 1. meaning if 1 is missing from the list, then we can score 4/6. Or if 1 is listed without explanation, then it is a 5/6 score. In many cases, grading was easy, but assigning a score was not so easy as in-betweens were needed.

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    Jun 3, 2021

    This course was good for me as well as learn a lot of thing are described in all the videos lecture. I'm feeling so much comfortable while learning the thing and speakers/lecturers was excellent for summerizing things or matter discussed in the video lecture. One more thing is that make us understand direct to points to points. Well this was very easy course to get knowledge about climate adaptation in africa.

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    By Andrew J C

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    Jul 14, 2020

    Mark's clear and well layered explanation of the present climate situation in Africa, the predicted climate and ways to adapt to it are excellent. Mark puts the continent under a microscope for us, as he says Africa is the sharp end of climate change so this really opens our eyes to what will happen elsewhere the world and what can be done about it. The material he provides is easy to understand even if the ideas are complex. His guests provide a well balanced picture of the whole of Africa. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to understand climate change and adaptation.

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    By Jasmin R

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    May 4, 2020

    I found this course super interesting! It discusses a wide range of different adaptation issues, taking into consideration both the environmental and humanitarian aspects of climate change. Even though the focus is on Africa, the information can be adapted to other contexts as well. I was fairly well educated about climate change before taking the course, but I feel like it really boosted my knowledge of the adaptation and development aspect. I would definitely recommend it!

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    By Mwansa K

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    Jan 21, 2025

    this course was extremely helpful in gaining an understanding of the landscape of Africa and adaptation i gained so being able to identify the problems or challenge's being face by Africa and ways they can respond effectively to the challenges being faced now and in the future i would say this course is a real eye opener on the works that lies ahead while also highlighting the progress that has been made.

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    By Fazla Z A

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    Aug 22, 2020

    This was an amazing relevant course, now i can take action to climate adaptation in Africa having a clear understanding on how to choose and implement the best option suggested. i learnt a lot from this course. not only do i know more about climate change impacts on the environment, but also how to mitigate risks related to climate change and how to adapt to those risks.

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    May 5, 2021

    The course is very helpful to know the real value of the resources around us and how we have to use and save these for entire population. Instructor of this course has also good tongue which make it mores easier to understand. The best part of the course is the case study done by the peoples familiar to African conditions.

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    By Katarzyna L

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    Oct 19, 2024

    After taking few other courses on this platform I really appreciate the quality of materials and engagement of lecturers, as well as assesment methods. Great course. One issue - it would be great to have an updated version. This one, as I understood, is based on data as of 2017.

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    Feb 16, 2021

    Course is comprehensive with well-structured presentations and easily understandable explanations. Both theories and study cases are relevant to global climate change, beyond Africa, thus would recommend in renaming the course as simply 'Climate Adaptation.

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    By Andrea C

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    Aug 24, 2020

    Thank you so much Coursera, UCT and ACDI. The course content is informative and well structured. I have thoroughly enjoyed working through the material and feel that I have developed a good base understanding in this field.

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    By Jessica C

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    Mar 27, 2020

    So well presented, great content and useful exercises. Professor New has created a must-have course for anyone starting out in climate change adaptation, or those who need a refresher. I recommend it widely.

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    By Tanaka M

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    Jul 7, 2020

    i learnt a lot from this course. not only do i know more about climate change impacts on the environment, but also how to mitigate risks related to climate change and how to adapt to those risks.

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    Oct 31, 2018

    This was an amazing relevant course, now i can take action to climate adaptation in Africa having a clear understanding on how to choose and implement the best option suggested.

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    By Mouloukou K

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    Jun 29, 2020

    Very good course to understand Africa`s current & future challenges related to climate change and what could be possible to do in the African context. I highly recommend it.

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    Nov 7, 2022

    I have learned so much from this course, even though there were things that I didn't fully grasp. This has set a great start for future adaptation related courses for me.

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    Oct 24, 2023

    Very engaging content and informative research. Applied some of the takings to current job. I can safely say I gained knowledge applicable to my career.

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    Aug 31, 2019

    A comprehensive introduction to the current and potential long-term effects of climate change on the socio-economic well-being of the African continent.

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    Oct 31, 2019

    Very informative course for people who want to learn fundamental issues of climate change adaptation in the African context. Highly recommended course.

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    By Anuradha

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    Oct 12, 2021

    I gain tremendous knowledge about climate change economy vulnerabily and environment and development very impressive fascinated and tons of knowledge

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    May 21, 2020

    Extremely good and insightful content on an equally pressing issue providing countless examples and progress markers to ensure your understanding.

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    Oct 24, 2019

    Super ce cours. Je suis bien outillé pour comprendre les questions relatives au climat et les stratégies d'adaptation dans les pays africains.

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    By V. N

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    Aug 16, 2022

    Provides a good overview of climate adaptation practices. The training material is perfect for both professionals and non-professionals.

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    By Renelle

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    Jun 3, 2020

    This is an excellent course. I learnt so much that I can start to apply in my current work environment. Thank you.

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    By Oloro M

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    Dec 5, 2024

    Excellent overview of critical climate adaptation issues in Africa and some approaches to address them.

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    By Lin K ( L

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    Jan 4, 2022

    For basic knowledge of climate change, this is a very good and useful course.

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