Goal
To continue to mobilise and politically support local governments to take action on climate change.
Rationale
ICLEI Oceania is:
- re-focusing our efforts in support of influencers and decision-makers in Council. The coming months and years are critical ones for responding to climate change
- advocating that climate action now needs to incorporate the work of mitigation (which we have been doing for many years) with the uncertain, and more difficult to quantify, adaptation agenda
- continuing to seek resources to support standards for both technical and policy work
- maintaining the advocacy support provided by the Australasian Mayors Council for Climate Protection (AMCCP)
- asserting the need to explore opportunities for new ways of promoting community action and co-operation.
Delivery
For information contact Martin Brennan, Director – Partnerships and Political Support, Ph: 03 9660 2299, Mob: 0419 355 820
Benefits
Login access to the ICLEI Oceania CCP Partners website: gathering the latest news from around Australia and the world on local climate action. Up-to-date information and analysis of developments at a federal and state level will be provided exclusively to CCP Partners, including the implications of the proposed CPRS, NGERS eligibility issues, best practice case studies and the outcome of negotiations at the UN Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen..
Access to expert advice: key topics and invited national and international leaders and experts will provide up to date information and new thinking on issues and opportunities for local governments. Written documents and audio presentations will be available for download by CCP Partners.
Partners’ regional briefings: we aim to provide regional briefings for CCP Partner councils over the next 12 months. The briefings will coincide with local government conferences and forums and the information at the briefings will be available on the CCP Partners website.
CCP Partners’ regional community engagement briefings: we aim to offer a select number of regional community briefings tailored to the needs of CCP Partners on local climate action (both mitigation and adaptation) locally and globally. This will be co-ordinated with our CCP Partners and aligned where possible with regional organisations of councils and council alliances.
Preferential access to ICLEI Oceania climate case studies: ICLEI develops a range of case studies both locally and from other regional offices around the world that will be made available to CCP Partners.
Discounted participation: A discount of 10% for participation in the Adaptive and Resilient Communities Program.
Preferential access to Asia-Pacific activity: in 2009–10, ICLEI Oceania is focusing on Australian and Indonesian cities and a new bilateral climate partnership, as well as the development of a regional Asia-Pacific Climate Change Alliance.
Advice on the availability of specialist fee-for-service assistance on milestones achievement: for councils that wish to complete or re-visit their inventories, targets and action plans.
Bi-Monthly update to the Mayor: including access and profiling of council on the Australasian Mayors Council for Climate Protection (AMCCP) climate mayors website.
Bi-Monthly update to the CEO / General Manager: focusing on useful information for decision-makers that is needed to implement local climate action, including senior management and climate liabilities, integrating mitigation and adaptation approaches, and global briefings for the critical upcoming Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen.
Bi-Monthly update to nominated council staff: focusing on developments and initiatives in climate action, including updates on the CPRS and NGERS implications for councils, councils’ carbon management systems nationally, and innovative measures and actions that councils are taking around the world on climate change.
International climate meeting involvement: including the UN Conference of the Parties, Global Mayors Forum in China; Metropolis and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) conferences; and other ICLEI offices’ programs where appropriate.
Political recognition of councils’ achievements: at national events such as LGMA and ALGA, as well as selected state events.
CCP Partner Fees July 2009 – June 2010 (AUD)
