ICLEI is a global membership association of local governments working with over 1200 cities on sustainability agendas like climate change adaptation and resilience. ICLEI builds capacity at the local level through knowledge sharing platforms, publications, trainings, and events. It provides targeted guidance and tools to help cities develop adaptation plans and governance frameworks. ICLEI also runs regional programs and initiatives to promote adaptation and resilience in areas like Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

1. • Capacity Building
for Social-Ecological Resilience at IDRC 2012
ICLEI’s mission:
Building capacity
at the local level and on the local level
Alice Balbo
Resilient Cities Project Manager
ICLEI World Secretariat
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2. • The work of ICLEI
ICLEI is :
- a global membership association of local governments
- working with over 1200 cities on eight agendas:
• Sustainable city
• Resilient city
• Low-carbon city
• Biodiverse city
• Resource-efficient city
• Green urban infrastructure
• Green urban economy
• Healthy & happy community
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3. • ICLEI‘s approach to capacity building
Broad Targeted capacity
knowledge building in selected
sharing projects
Through Through
• Publications (case • On demand trainings
studies, global reports, and training
etc.) modules on different
• Open tools thematic areas
• Online knowledge • Regional and global
platforms (Local thematic events
Renewables, Resilient • Webinars (Resilient
Resource Point) Cities webinar series)
For For
ICLEI’s network ICLEI members,
and beyond project partners
event participants
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4. • Building resilience and ICLEI‘s offers (1)
Forums Local
Guidance
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5. • Building resilience and ICLEI‘s offers (2)
• LG specific Guides, Toolkits, Resources for Resilient
Cities or Climate Change Adaptation in all regions
• Developing appropriate multi-level governance
frameworks for local climate adaptation
• Promoting 2nd phase of ‘Making cities resilient: My city
is getting ready’ the UN’s World Disaster Reduction
Campaign
• Annually organize the Resilient Cities Global Forum
on Urban Resilience & Adaptation and a related series
of webinars connected to the theme
• Building the Mayors’ Adaptation Forum as a mechanism for local
decision makers to learn, exchange, formulate actions
• Promote the Durban Adaptation Charter to firm up cities and LGs
commitments to climate adaptation
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6. • Some of ICLEI‘s regional initiatives
- Changing Climate, Changing
Communities:
For Municipal Climate Adaptation
- Adapting Urban Water
Systems to Climate Change
- SWITCH – Managing Water - Guide & Toolkit for Asian
- Guide & Workbook for the City of the Future Cities
- Adaptation Initiative - AsianCitiesAdapt (ACCCRN)
- AsianCitiesAdapt
- AdaptCap
- Climate Resilient
Communities
Program
- Preparing for Climate - Sub Regional Node of
Change APAN
Guidebook - AsianCitiesAdapt
- ADAPT online
- ACCCRN (upcoming)
management
tool
- Participatory Vulnerability
Assessment Survey Tool
- Local Government
Sub-Saharan African Climate
The Municipal Climate Cities: 5 City Network for
Action Plan (PACMUN) Adaptation Toolkit
Adaptation Solutions - PAKLIM Program
Program
- Guide & Toolkit for
Asian Cities (ACCCRN)
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7. • Thank you for your attention
For additional information on
ICLEI’s work
contact:
capacity.center@iclei.org
or check:
www.iclei.org
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