4. PUBLICATIONS June 2011
Launch of Tool for Urban Planners
Planning for Climate Change – A For more information visit http://www.
strategic, values-based guide for urban unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/PFCC-
planners has been launched. Termed 14-03-11.pdf
Version 1 is currently being piloted in
training and will be field tested in se-
lected CCCI cities. The tool is intended
to support planners everywhere, but
is intended to be of particular benefit
to planners working in low and middle A STRATEGIC, VALUES-BASED APPROACH FOR URBAN PLANNERS
income countries who want to address
climate change. The guide’s value-based
strategic planning process is organ-
ized around a four-step approach that
incorporates innovative structured
decision-making tools with a participa- VERSION 1: FOR FIELD TESTING AND PILOTING IN TRAINING
tory, community-based methodology.
EVENTS
Launch of Network for Cities and planners. Following the Asia-Pacific regional and will take the regional experiences
Climate Change Academy (CCCA) workshop (in 2010) and the African work- forward. Generic, adaptable course mod-
June 2011 shop (May 2011) the Global Workshop is ules are to be conceptualized during the
planned to precede the ICLEI Resilient Cities workshop and developed thereafter. These
The Cities and Climate Change Academy is Congress. The meeting is jointly organized modules can be packaged into an urban
the university arm of the Cities and Climate with the International Institute for Environ- climate change course or can be used in
Change Initiative, aiming to develop course ment and Development, the United Nations support of existing courses. For more infor-
modules on climate change for urban University and Technical University Munich mation contact hpui@unhabitat.org.
ABOUT US
Headquarted at UN-Habitat in Nairobi, developed previously by UN-Habitat so Nations Development Account, the Cities
the Cities and Climate Change Initiative as to specifically address climate change Alliance, the Government of Sweden and
(CCCI) involves the participation of more issues within the city. A complementary other sources of global, regional, national
than 20 cities worldwide. It targets medi- set of tools is being developed to support and local funding. Newsletters of the
um-sized cities in developing and least- cities in raising awareness on the impact Cities and Climate Change Initiative are
developed countries and emphasizes good of climate change and support mitigation electronically published periodically. For
governance and practical initiatives for the and adaptation activities. Since 2008, more information contact uepb@unhabi-
municipalities and their citizens. The CCCI CCCI has been generously supported by tat.org or visit www.unhabitat.org.
team has adapted participatory processes the Government of Norway, the United