Climate leadership academy on urban climate adaptation

Theme: "From risk barriers to results-managing the social, political, environmental, and financial risks"

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) invite teams of three to five senior officials and/or key decision-makers or stakeholders from up to 10 second tier (populations between 1 and 4 million) and third tier (populations less than 1 million) cities and metropolitan regions to participate in a regional Climate Leadership Academy (CLA) on Urban Climate Adaptation - a unique training and peer-learning opportunity, focused on improving, expanding, and manage the local risks of climate change.

ASEAN cities are some of the most vulnerable to climate change. With more than 50 percent of the proximately 600 million people of ASEAN now living in cities, new climate-­related risks, including extreme precipitation, heat events, and sea-­level rise, are forcing more adaptive approaches to urban development. As a result, city practitioners across Southeast Asia are designing and building more resilient, ecologically integrated urban infrastructure, engaging their populations in inclusive decision-­making, and collaborating across jurisdictions. These activities are generating innovations and investment opportunities that are shaping the future of growth throughout the region.

This workshop is part of ICMA’s USAID-funded CityLinks program, which enables municipal officials in developing and decentralizing countries to draw on the resources of their U.S. counterparts to find sustainable solutions tailored to the real needs of their cities. The workshop will be co-facilitated by ICMA and ISC.