UN-Habitat, through its Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) supports local governments to more readily respond to the climatic threats faced by cities and their populations (building Climate Resilience). It further aims to take steps in reducing cities’ climate footprint (Climate Change Mitigation).
CCCI is now globally active in 40 cities. UN-Habitat provides support in the development of climate change vulnerability assessments and climate change action plans. In some countries CCCI supports policy processes: urban and local government concerns are integrated in climate change policies and urban policies need to recognize climate change
A number of tools in support of local action have been developed. Capacity development programmes in partnership with local government training institutes and universities are underway.
For more information please visit http://www.unhabitat.org/ccci.
Cities and Climate Change Initiative Brochure
Cities and Climate Change Initiative Newsletter
No.3: September 2011 (PDF 1.2MB)
No.4: December 2011 (PDF 1.1MB)
No.7: September 2012 (PDF 824KB)
No.8: December 2012 (PDF 1.6MB)
No.11: September 2013 (PDF 1.4MB)
CCCI in the Asia-Pacific Region
In the Asia-Pacific Region, CCCI continues to expand, now supporting 30 cities. A regional strategy supports the further expansion. The regional programme brings local partners together to jointly learn and share experiences on themes such vulnerability assessments and planning for climate change, urban ecosystem based adaptation, climate change and multilevel governance.
Projects
Mainstreaming Climate Change into Urban-related Policies
Building capacities for local climate action in Philippines and Viet Nam
Related Links/Publications
2008
2010
CCCI in the Asia Pacific Region (September 2010) (PDF 1.9MB)
2011
Cities and Climate Change Regional Strategy for Asia Pacific (February 2011) (PDF 477KB)
The First Sub-Regional Workshop of CCCI Pacific Demonstration Cities (Suva, Fiji; 1-3 June 2011)
2012
2015
Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Pacific (January, 2015) (PDF 557KB)
The Asia-Pacific Issue Brief Series on Urbanization and Climate Change
No 1: Addressing Urban Poverty, Inequality and Vulnerability in a Warming World (2013) (PDF 597KB)
No 3: Promoting Resilient Housing and Secure Tenure in a Changing Climate (January 2014) (PDF 321KB)
No 4: Providing Basic Services Sustainably and Equitably in Urban Areas (March 2014) (PDF 598KB)
No 5: Designing Climate-linked Social Protection in Asia-Pacific Cities (March 2014) (PDF 593KB)
Country Activities
UN-Habitat has been involved in a large number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, working with their governments to improve climate change adaptation and mitigation policies.
- Cambodia
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
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- Pakistan Minister and UN-Habitat launch the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Islamabad (PDF 257KB)
- Islamabad, Pakistan - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (Abridged Version 2014) (PDF 1.3MB)
- A Resilient Cities Initiative: Urban Risk Reduction Progress Report (November 2011 – March 2012) (PDF 1.8KB)
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
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- Sorsogon City CCCI Overview (October 2009) (PDF 1.1MB)
- Sorsogon City Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (PDF 7.2MB)
- Participatory Climate Change Assessments: A Toolkit Based on the Experience of Sorsogon City, Philippines (2010) (PDF 1.9MB)
- Sorsogon City Terminal Climate Change Project Report (2012) (PDF 1.7MB)
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
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- Batticaloa and Negombo CCCI Overview (August 2010) (PDF 336KB)
- Case Study at Monako Gomo (PDF 1.7MB)
- Climate Resilient Action Plans for Coastal Urban Areas in Sri Lanka (2012) (PDF 578KB)
- Batticaloa Municipal Council Vulnerability Assessment (January 2013) (PDF 4.3MB)
- Negombo Municipal Council Vulnerability Assessment (January 2013) (PDF 4.4MB)
- Vanuatu