Strengthening Urban Climate Change Education. Module Development for the Cities and Climate Change Academy.

UN-HABITAT has initiated the Habitat Partner University Initiative (HPUI) in order to respond to the effects of today’s rapid urbanizatioon. Universities produce the leaders, managers and planers required for adopting innovative and robust approaches too city development and they have the human capital and knowledge resources for promoting the solutions for sustainable urbanization which are needed if cities are to deal with the challenges of the future. The Innitiative aims at strengthening the cooperation between UN­HABITAT and institutions of higher education, as well as facilitating exchange and cooperation between universities in developing and developed countries.
The Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI) of UN-HABITAT aims to build momentum for local governments to more readily respond to the climatic threats they face (Climate Change adaptation) and take bold steps in reducing cities’ climate footprint (Climate Change mitigation). CCCI aims to enhancee policy dialogue and advocacy on the local, sub-national, national, regional as well as on the global level. Knowledge generation and management through the CCCI website and publications, Capacity building for all stakeholders through tool development and partnerships with the professional associations, universities and local government training institutes are other key elements of the initiative.

Urban Climate Change Education EoI