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Our Common Future under Climate Change in Cape Town: Insights from UCT attendees

âOur Common Future under Climate Change" was held at UNESCO's headquarters in July 2015. The wider public remained outside the conference doors. Fourteen researchers from the University of Cape Town who participated at the conference will be repeating their presentations to share the knowledge presented in Paris locally. The event will present elements of UCT's latest research on climate science, mitigation, adaptation and socio-economic impacts of climate change in South Africa and Africa.

Venue: Kramer Lecture Theatre 3, Middle Campus, UCT
Date & Time: 21st of August, 11-2 pm

RSVP to rabia.karriem@uct.ac.za

Programme:

Presenter	Title (11:00)
Mark New	Introduction and welcome
Session 1: Climate and Development (11:05-â11:55)
Chris Lennard	Climate science for Climate Services: capacity development within CORDEX-âAfrica
Harald Winkler	Developing pathways for zero poverty and zero emissions
Tara Caetano	Integrating development and climate policy in South Africa
Parallel poster Session & Tea (12:00-â12:45)
Louise Gammage	Considering oneâs options when the fish leave. A case study of the commercial hand line fishery of South Africaâs southern cape (poster only)
Michael Boulle	Implementing a transformative public transport project in South Africa's urban environment - the case of Cape Town's MyCiTi BRT
Louise Tait	Energy modelling and its application to sustainable energy transitions in African cities (poster only)
Britta Rennkamp	Trading off climate change mitigation and poverty eradication in South Africa: Drivers and barriers to institutional change
Marie-âAnge Baudoin	Reaching out to the most vulnerable: Assessing the effectiveness of international support for climate change adaptation in developing countries
Session 2: Challenges in climate change adaptation and mitigation (12:45-â13:50)
Gina Ziervogel	Coordinating adaptation between the municipal and local level: Building adaptive capacity of resource poor communities in South Africa
Jesse Burton	South Africa's planned coal infrastructure: drivers and implications
Guy Midgley	Operational interventions: Adaptation of terrestrial biodiversity to climate change
Closure & thanks (13:50â14:00)