Connective Cities & Cities Fit for Climate Change

International Dialogue Event in Durban, South Africa

Overview

"From challenges to solutions – how to improve integration of climate change aspects into urban development instruments, strategies and initiatives"

Climate change presents cities with new challenges. Adaptation and mitigation measures must be planned and implemented. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt existing urban development instruments and strategies (i.e. urban development planning, land-use planning and zoning plans) to address newly emerging climate change challenges in conjunction with corresponding guidelines and financing opportunities.

From February 14 – 16, 2017, the GIZ Cities fit for Climate Change Project (CFCC) conducted with support of “Connective Cities” (CC) the International Dialogue Event on learning exchange and on further collaboration addressing current challenges “From challenges to solutions – how to improve integration of climate change aspects into urban development instruments, strategies and initiatives” in Durban, South Africa.

Together with its partner cities Durban/South Africa, Chennai/India, Santiago/Chile, the CFCC aims to develop integrated climate-friendly urban development instruments and strategies that enable a new type of sustainable urban development. In this way, CFCC supports innovative solutions for urban planning and makes cities ‘fit for climate change’.

Keynotes

Ms. Belynda Petrie (CEO & Head Advisory Services, OneWorld Sustainable Investments, Capetown)
Enhanced climate finance access: good practice examples from Africa and Asia

Presentations

GOOD PRACTICES PRESENTATIONS:  

Climate aspects in integrated urban development

Mr. Rony Brian Liebheit (M.Sc. Spatial +Environmental Planning, Stuttgart)
Adaptation to Climate Change through Urban Planning. The Case of Rising Temperatures: Example Stuttgart

Mrs. Paulina Wolff (Architect, Sectorial Programs Analyst – Plans and Programs Department, Housing and Urban Development Metropolitan Secretary, City of Santiago de Chile)
Urban development innovation challenges in Santiago

Integrated urban climate strategies and plans

Mr. Emmanuel Letebele (Senior Professional Planner, Strategic Spatial Planning Branch, City of Durban)
Integrating Climate Change into Spatial Planning

Dr. Stefan Bege (Lord Mayor‘s Office, Urban Development, City of Nuremberg)
City of Nuremberg: Climate Protection Timetable. Climate Pact

Mr. Felix J. Othmer (Environmental Agency, City of Hagen)
Integrated climate adaptation concept for the city of Hagen

Mr. Kandasamy Kandan Subramani (Greater Chennai Corporation, City of Chennai)
Disaster Preparedness Plan for Chennai City - Post 2015 Floods

Climate adaptation

Mrs. Monika Månsson (Environment Department, City of Malmö)
How to handle heavy rains?

Mr. Cameron Mclean (Environmentalist, Biodiversity Branch, City of Durban)
Planning for Biodiversity: the Durban Metropolitan Open Space System

 

PRESENTATION OF CHALLENGES:

Mrs. Silvana Frontier (Engineer, Design Contract Manager – Project “Nueva Alameda Providencia”, Metropolitan Government of Santiago)
Integration of Climate Change into urban development in Santiago

Mrs. Monika Månsson (Environment Department, City of Malmö)
How to get more for the money? Multifunctionality as a smart use of resources

Mr. Sino Makongwana (Project Manager, Economic Development, City of Durban)
Bridge City - How to build a new urban hub around public transport

Dr. Somu Kanchanamala (Chennai Metropolitan, Development Authority, City of Chennai)
Flood - Drought Management challenges in Chennai Metropolitan Area

Dr. Stefan Bege (Lord Mayor‘s Office, Urban Development, City of Nuremberg)
KEiM – Keep Energy in Mind

Results

The workshop brought together urban and climate change adaptation practitioners from the partner cities Santiago, Chennai and Durban as well as from the German cities of Hagen, Nuremberg and Stuttgart and from the Swedish City of Malmö.

The good practices contributed by the participants provided a basis for a lively exchange of experiences on projects and innovations in climate sensitive urban development instruments and strategies. In addition, in small peer-to-peer consulting sessions, current challenges were discussed and solution options were jointly worked out. Thus new knowledge was commonly co-constructed and innovation was promoted at local level in the area of low-carbon and resilient urban development.

CCFC as well as CC are projects of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. CFCC is implemented on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), while CC operates together with the Association of German Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) and Engagement Global on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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Categories: Connective Cities Documentation Good Urban Governance Integrated urban development Cities and climate change
Regions: Africa South Africa Durban

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