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RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL
INITIATIVES
ICLEI ACCCRN Process
Now that your city has undertaken the ICLEI ACCCRN Process to assess your climate risks and develop resilience strategies, you have an opportunity to sign up for relevant international initiatives
that will provide you with access to additional resources as well as an international platform to showcase achievements and interact with other cities.Below you find some of these initiatives:
1. MY CITY IS GETTING READY CAMPAIGN
ICLEI works in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR to offer the My city is Getting Ready Campaign.
This campaign was launched in 2010 and there are now more than 1500 cities around the world participating. The Campaign provides support for cities to become more disaster ready, including
a Local Government Self Assessment Tool LGSAT. This tool can be used as part of the ICLEI ACCCRN Process in Phase 1, or as an action in your Resilience Strategy.
2. CARBONN CITIES CLIMATE REGISTRY
The carbonn Cities Climate Registry cCCR is a global mechanism that encourages local governments to regularly and publicly report on their greenhouse gas reduction commitments,
GHG emissions inventories and climate mitigationadaptation actions. The cCCR was developed by local governments for local governments and is hosted by ICLEI.
The cCCR enables cities and local governments to publicly register their greenhouse gas reduction commitments, report performance and showcase actions.
TOOL 1.6
For further information on the Campaign and the self assessment
tool, please see Reference Tool 4.
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3. DURBAN ADAPTATION CHARTER
The Durban Adaptation Charter was launched at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC Conference of the Parties COP 17 held in the City of Durban eThekwini
Municipality, South Africa, in December 2011, during the ‘Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate - towards COP17CMP7 and beyond’. The convention was hosted by
the South African Government, through the South African Local Government Association SALGA, South African Cities Network SACN, eThekwini Municipality and the Department of Environmental
Affairs, and in partnership with ICLEI.
The Charter commits Local Governments to local climate action in their jurisdiction that will assist their communities to respond to and cope with climate change risks thereby reducing vulnerability.
Its initial signing by 114 signatories, representing 950 local governments organisations from 27 countries, builds on the recognition of local governments as government stakeholders in the
Cancun Agreement.
By carrying out the ICLEI ACCCRN Process your city government has initiated its action towards making your city climate resilient. The signing of the Durban Adaptation Charter will enable your
city to reach out to a larger audience and showcase its commitment and actions for climate resilience on an international platform.
4. 100 RESILIENT CITIES CHALLENGE
