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Ready or not: Assessing national institutional capacity for climate change adaptation
Posted on: 30 May 2012
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This report introduces the National Adaptive Capacity (NAC) framework, a tool to help governments bring institutional capacity development into their adaptation planning processes. The NAC framework enables its users to systematically assess institutional strengths and weaknesses that may help or hinder adaptation. National adaptation plans may then be better designed to make best use of strengths or remedy weaknesses. The report describes three pilot assessments conducted using the NAC framework in Bolivia, Ireland, and Nepal.
Progress and challenges in urban climate adaptation planning: Results of a global survey
Posted on: 18 May 2012
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published the results of a global conducted in collaboration with ICLEI. The report provides deeper insight into the status of adaptation planning globally, approaches cities around the world are taking, and challenges they are encountering.
3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation. Bonn, 12-15 May 2012
Posted on: 18 May 2012
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Resilient Cities 2012 is the third global forum for learning, cooperation and networking on all aspects of urban resilience and adaptation to climate change. Presentations and reports are available online.
Climate neutral cities: How to make cities less energy and carbon intensive and more resilient to climatic challenges
Posted on: 17 May 2012
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has published a report which outlines a range of systemic interrelated measures for a progressive transformation towards low-energy, low-carbon, highly resilient and ultimately climate neutral cities. Its recommendations fall under four main headings, with coordination through a well-managed city-level framework being perhaps the most essential ingredient for success. The four headings are: waste management; low carbon mobility; urban energy infrastructure; and urban form and green spaces. The report concludes by introducing a city roadmap for climate neutrality with guidelines for setting up an organisational framework and to developing priority actions.
How local authorities can reduce emissions and manage climate risks
Posted on: 17 May 2012
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According to a new report from the Committee on Climate Change, there is currently no requirement for local authorities to take action on climate change. This coupled with limited funding means there is a significant risk that local authorities will not develop and implement sufficiently ambitious low-carbon plans. The report also argues that additional incentives will be needed to encourage local authorities to adopt the government’s Green Deal initiative. It ads that a duty should be imposed on councils to produce a low-carbon plan for their area, report on its implementation, and prioritise carbon reduction measures in their budget.
Building communities: transforming neighbourhoods into community spaces. Brighton, 11-13 April 2012
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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The 2012 UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference addressed British, Irish, European and international approaches on the following: Neighbourhood and community planning; Planning for climate change adaptation; Mobility and infrastructure; Planning capacity, education and skills; Urban and rural regeneration; Green and blue space provision; Local enterprise partnerships and affluence; Urban design and real estate development; Planning for social difference; Urban and rural development and environmental impacts; Coastal and marine planning. Abstracts are available in the conference handbook.
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe: Challenges and opportunities for cities together with supportive national and European policies
Posted on: 14 May 2012
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This report from the European Environment Agency is described as the first Europe-wide assessment of urban vulnerability to climate change. It argues that the distinct design and composition of urban areas compared to rural areas alters climate change impacts in cities, leading to many diverse challenges for cities within Europe. The report provides generic advice for adapting cities to climate change and examples of best practice.
Financing low carbon cities. London, 2 May 2012
Posted on: 14 May 2012
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The Centre for Low Carbon Futures and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy jointly held a workshop between local authorities and members of the finance community, on how to mobilise the money we need to fund large scale projects that reduce carbon impacts of local authorities.
United Nations Global Conference on Assessing inland transport CO2 emissions and the impact of mitigation policies. Geneva, 24 April 2012
Posted on: 11 May 2012
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Organized by Transport Division of the UNECE, this is part of a wider UN initiative to develop a uniform methodology for calculating transport CO2 emissions. It looks specifically how this model might be used to meet UN Requirements and national commitments to reduce CO2 under the UNFCCC requirements. The main objective of the project is to enhance international cooperation and planning towards sustainable transport policies through the development and use of a standard monitoring and assessment tool for CO2 emissions in inland transport (passenger and freight road and rail transport only) including a transport policy converter. Presentations from this expert meeting are available online.
PROVIA Guidance on assessing vulnerability,impacts and adaptation (VIA)
Posted on: 11 May 2012
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The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA) is a global initiative which aims to provide direction and coherence at the international level for research on vulnerability, impacts and adaptation (VIA). PROVIA is developing revised guidance on assessing VIA. This will serve as an update of earlier IPCC Guidelines (1994) and the UNEP Handbook (1996). The PROVIA revisions aim to help decision makers to select the appropriate methods and tools for their particular context and adaptation situation. The guidance is aimed at professionals such as researchers, policy makers, sectoral planners and consultants. It will provide a framework for considering the full range of approaches to VIA assessment. The first full draft of the PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation is now available.
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