GreenClimateCities Program

Analyze, Act, Accelerate toward climate neutrality

Local leadership is key to the global response to the challenge of climate change. ICLEI can help raise ambition and connect cities, towns, and regions in the world who seek to solve the problems of climate change and strive to achieve sustainable development.

The GreenClimateCities (GCC) Program offers cities a proven process methodology for walking step-by-step toward climate neutrality. This methodology and its associated Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework were tested by the cities engaged in the Urban-LEDS project.

Analyze, Act, Accelerate

The GCC methodology is a 9-step process in 3 phases: Analyze, Act and Accelerate – each unfolding into three sub-steps – outlining how climate risks and vulnerabilities can be assessed and options (to achieve low-to-no emissions development and climate adaptive development) can be identified and integrated into urban development policies, plans, and processes. It consists of a wide range of resources, tools and guidance notes to support local and regional governments to deliver ambitious climate action.

What GCC offers

Process guidance and a framework tailor-made to provide local and regional governments with guidance and support to analyze, act, and accelerate climate action by integrating low emission and climate resilient development into urban development policies, plans, and processes

Flexible, proven approach to accommodate different contexts, allowing any city, town, metropolis or district to engage at its own pace

Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) process to demonstrate local commitment, capacity, and results

Wide range of resources, tools, and guidance to support effective delivery of local climate action, supported by multi-disciplinary expertise, capacity building, and peer exchange opportunities

Global network of cities, towns, and regions committed to tackling climate change and sustainable development, focusing on people, policy, finance, and technology

Guidance on ways to improve local-national dialogue and cooperation to enhance climate action.

Benefits of GCC

Through the GCC process, your local government is empowered to:

Develop institutional capacity for low emission development

Enhance understanding of local strengths and potential

Create or adapt processes and structures to integrate low emission development into urban planning, policies and projects across sectors and municipal departments

Engage and empower stakeholders in a meaningful, inclusive way

Approve an effective strategy to meet objectives and targets

Strengthen enabling conditions by adopting/adapting policies and regulations

Introduce mechanisms for delivery of programs and projects over time
Improve monitoring and reporting capacity

Demonstrate results and progress in a transparent and credible way

Resources

Learn more through these tools and materials.

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Contact

To learn more about how GCC and how to get involved, contact carbonn@iclei.org.

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Associate Partnership is available to non-governmental organizations, universities, state and national government agencies and not-for-profit research institutions. The purpose of Associate Partnership is to facilitate dialogues between local governments and these partners, to provide knowledge transfer in line with ICLEI's Mission and Charter, and an avenue for which partners can support ICLEI's work and mandate.

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All India Institute of Local Self Government
Center for Environmental Studies Foundation
Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board
China Center for Urban Development (CCUD)
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Council of Wards in Tokyo
Fondation Biladi pour le Developpement Durable
German Federal Association for Sustainability
The Guangzhou Award
ICDI - International Climate Development Institute
IGOB-lnteressengemeinschaft okologische Beschaffung
International Association for Medina-Mary
Local Government Network-LG Net
National Institute of Urban Affairs
National Procurement Ltd.- Denmark
Natureparif
North-West University, Potchefstroom
RADP - Rural Area Development Programme
Selenyi Kirov
Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition
Taiwan Environmental Action Network
TCO Development
The Ideas Bank Foundation
VITO-Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
Water Research Commission

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Eva Madeira Head of ICLEI Global Membership & Governance

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