JWP Resilient Cities project: C40&ICLEI--Implementing Paris and SDG#11 in Global South Cities: the case for urban resilience and adaptation to climate change
Through a new “Adaptation diplomacy” approach, as well as an equity and climate change in cities - “Inclusive Climate Action” , this project aims to integrate a pro-poor and informal settlements approach into local climate action in cities. Adaptation Diplomacy’s overarching objective is to support cities in the Global South to adapt to climate change and build urban resilience, by enhancing their climate leadership, removing barriers and fostering global partnerships to accelerate action at local level, for the benefit of all their inhabitants, particularly the most vulnerable ones. With the support of 100 Resilient Cities, UN-Habitat CRPP and Slum Dwellers International (SDI), this project is successfully implemented in regional Africa and Asia, and tries to ensure that adaptation to climate change and urban resilience are strong and the voice of Global South cities is heard in the 2018 stocktaking exercises on climate change and sustainable development.