Building Capacities for Climate Action at the City Level in the Arab Region under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

The project aims to build capacities for climate action at the city level in the Arab region under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy initiative. Key activities include organizing a regional training workshop on climate change in cities and producing a workshop report; as well as developing a joint publication on local climate adaptation and mitigation actions in the Arab region including case studies and recommendations collected from a review of existing literature as well as the training workshop.

Partners      

UN-Habitat, Acting for Climate in South Mediterranean – Clima-Med, Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), The Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RECREE)

Region / Country

Arab Region

Objectives

• Implement activities to build capacities for climate action at the city level in the Arab region under the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

Timeline

From – To     2018 – 2019

Outcomes

• Regional training workshop:  UN Habitat training on Building Capacities for Climate action at the city level in the Arab Region, 17-20 February 2019, Beirut, Lebanon
• Joint publication on local climate adaptation and mitigation action in the Arab region, launched at the Third Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development, 6-8 October 2019, Dubai, UAE

Publications/website/portal

UN-Habitat, GCoM, IsDB, CEDARE, Clima-Med, and RECREE (2019). Local Climate Action in the Arab Region: Lessons Learned and Way Forward. Cairo: UN-Habitat. Available at: https://unhabitat.org/node/143334 

Relevance to SDGs

These outcomes would support SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action) by building capacity on climate change at the city level through workshops, joint publications, and technical support. The improved knowledge and collaboration on local climate action contributes to sustainable and resilient urban development and climate change mitigation and adaptation.