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EU Cities Adapt invites cities to take part in climate adaptation training

European cities are invited to take part in a training aimed at building capacity on climate change adaptation. The end result will be a tailored adaptation strategy for each city in attendance. The training program will be facilitated by experienced coaches, and is organized as part of the EU Cities Adapt project. Applications can be submitted until 16 July 2012, with the training taking place at the end of the month.

Web-based tutorials, workshops, city site visits, coaching and peer exchanges, access to a web-portal with tools, guiding materials and a reference library, as well as an interactive members’ exchange forum, are all encompassed within the training program. Participants will also be offered an integrated and holistic management framework with identified steps and milestones crucial to developing an adaptation strategy.

In order to participate, cities are invited to complete an online application form. Twenty one cities will be selected according to four criteria: size, risks/vulnerabilities, adaptive capacity and cooperation. The call for applications is open to adaptation champions as well as to cities in the beginning of their adaptation journey. However, for an application to be considered the city has to have participated in the project survey.

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