Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation in Urban Areas
Training of Trainers (ToT)
(AdaptCap)
November 8-9, 2012
Venue: Radha Regent Hotel, 171 Jawahar Lal Nehru Salai, Inner Ring Road, Arumbakkam, Chennai
Overall goal of the workshop
The objective of the workshop is to create an understanding on Climate Change related issues at the city level, how to address the challenges and how to support the
municipalities for developing responses or plans for meeting the challenges. This workshop material and modules can be used by the trained personnel, in actual
implementation of the trainings on ‘Cities and Climate Change’ for the municipal authorities in the project cities.
 Understanding the theory behind Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, and its relevance to Urban Areas
 Identifying city level strategies to address and mitigate impacts
 Identifying key adaptation and mitigation measures for urban areas
 Understanding the process of developing action plans and identifying key implementers
 Exploring the institutional mechanism at the urban level which will help address adaptation and mitigation in cities
Time
Description
Method
Responsible
Introduction
Intro to the workshop: Why are we here? What are the questions we want to answer?
 Brief Round of Introductions
 Agenda for the 1.5 days
 Expectations for the workshop
Introduction;
GIZ
formulation of impact
groups (4), note down
expectations on flip
chart
Day 1
10:30 – 10:45
1
Time
Description
Method
Responsible
10:45 – 11:15
What is Climate Change and why is it relevant for Cities?
 Some fundamental definitions
Ppt
GIZ

Climate change and Cities
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Why local governments are relevant players
The city as a system: the importance of systems thinking and the opportunities of a green
urban economy and green growth
The interrelations between urbanisation, the global economy, energy consumption,
greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks and urban systems
Key Deliverables under the AdaptCap project


11:15 – 11:45
Learning from the past: disasters experienced in the past ten years, impacts, responses,
learning and preparedness
11:45 – 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:30
Ppt
Urban Systems at Risk: Mitigation, Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction
 Understanding the basics of Mitigation: energy consumption and emission profile of
municipalities in developed, emerging and developing countries
 Understanding the basics of Adaptation: The impacts of climate change on cities and the
importance of adaptation – Vulnerability assessments
 Integrated urban development: creating low-carbon, eco-efficient, resilient cities
ICLEI
Ppt
ICLEI
12:30 – 13:30
Stakeholder Engagement
Internal engagement: City commitment and climate task force
- Engaging City Leaders
Discussion and
All
recording of points on
flip chart
Time
Description
Method
Responsible
Ppt
ICLEI
Ppt
ICLEI
-
Methods for securing political commitment, formal allocation of resources, cross-divisional
task force. Participants develop a plan for doing this in their own City
External engagement: Stakeholders, communications and engagement plan
- Trainees develop an Engagement Checklist and a communications plan
13:30 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:00
Lunch
Taking climate mitigation action: From recording emissions to implementing actions and
recording reductions
- Overview of entire mitigation process for cities: stressing interaction with wider urban
development processes
- Key opportunities and challenges at different stages of process, in different sectors
- Benefits and challenges of undertaking the process
15:00 – 15:45
Group Work on Mitigation Planning
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30
Vulnerability Assessments & Adaptation Planning
- Urban & Climate Analysis
- Impact Assessment
- Qualitative & Quantitative Methods for Vulnerability Assessment
- Adaptation Options
16:30 – 17:15
Group Work on Adaptation Planning
17:15 – 17:30
Wrap Up
3
Time
Description
Method
Responsible
Day 2
10:00 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:45
GIZ
Recap of Day 1
Integrating mitigation and adaptation actions: mainstreaming into on-going city plans
- Understanding integration, identifying integration links for individual city
- Key decision points, political dimensions of adopting a low carbon development plan
- Mainstreaming: strategies to ensure implementation and buy-in of all city departments and
stakeholders
Ppt
ICLEI
10:45 – 11:30
Group work on identification of potential opportunities and constraints for integrating
climate change into planning processes
11:30 – 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:15
Adaptation & Mitigation – Some Experiences from other Indian Cities
Ppt
ICLEI
12:15– 13:00
Developing ‘Local Adaptation & Mitigation Guidelines’: identifying opportunities
provided by the AdaptCap Project to build climate resilience
Discussion
AGS/AVVAI
13:00 onwards
Lunch