Meetings and Stakeholder Workshops
International Workshop (Virtual) on Integrated Climate Action Planning Tool (ICLAP)on 24 March 2021
The meeting helped the experts from different countries to understand different data structures/ inventories, policies for urban climate, data or knowledge gaps, and discuss the expected data structures/ indicators for further analysis to develop an ICLAP tool
Stakeholder Workshop on ICLAP 2050 Tool for the Asia-Pacific Cities on 10 September 2021
The main objective of this expert workshop is to enable a sufficient amount of dialogue between scientists, policy-makers and academicians in order to discuss about key development trajectories and issues, data structures of urban, environmental, economic, social, climate aspects, data availability and integration in N Delhi for contribution towards preparing the ICLAP 2050 tool.
Joint/ Hybrid Conference and Trainings
International Urban Climate Conference, New Delhi + online, January 2023
The aim of the International Urban Climate Conference 2023 (IUCC) is that despite lingering COVID-19 related travel challenges, enable a sufficient degree of interaction between scientists and policy-makers to discuss ICLAP project results, especially in context of key development trajectories and urban climate and environmental issues. It is important to have a holistic understanding of the expert’s opinions on ICLAP findings in their country/ region as in what are the most important takeaways for their cities? and What measures can be taken for implementing these findings while overcoming local developmental or governance related challenges? Secondly, IUCC 2023 intends to introduce ICLAP 2050 tool to urban decision makers, policy planners, urban experts, research scholars, students, etc. through hands on testing/ training of the tool, its different features, demonstrating possible applications in practice, along with scientifically reporting its results. The conference thus not only shares recent project findings with different stakeholders but also incites their opinions to pave a way forward for integrated climate planning in the Asia-Pacific.
Joint/Hybrid Training Workshop, 23–25 May 2023 ISARD New Delhi and Hokkaido University, Japan
Day I: Project meetings by team members
Day 2: Lecture: Need of Integrated Climate Action Planning
- Cities and climate change- causations and impacts
- Issues in scientific evaluation of urban climate change
- Methods- Introduction to the ICLAP model
- Discussion and feedback
Day 3: Using the ICLAP 2050 tool, a hands on training
- Elements of the ICLAP 2050 tool
- An introduction of the tool features
- Interpreting results for practical application
- Reporting and referencing ICLAP 2050
- Discussion and feedback
Joint/Hybrid Training Workshop, 23-24 November 2023 by ISARD New Delhi, DIPL and Charles Darwin University, Australia
Climate change represents a significant challenge to individuals, communities, governments, businesses, industry and the environment globally. Australian Academy of Science published scientific projection of Australia under 3°C of global warming – a future we all must prepare for. This aligns with the global consensus on limiting temperature rise to under 2°C through local action. However, at the local level, there is disintegrated knowledge on: (a) short-, mid- and long-term climate vulnerability, (b) the current economy and GHG structures and their future pathways, and (c) useful mitigation and adaptation measures undertaken elsewhere. Key scholars from selected countries largely supported by APN developed an Integrated Climate Action Planning (ICLAP) model which serves as an evidence-based decision making tool for policy makers, planners and urban experts. This training workshop jointly organized by ISARD New Delhi, Charles Darwin University and Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL), Northern Territory Government is meant to learn about ICLAP. The tool adopts an innovative methodology integrating knowledge, data and diverse analytics i.e. spatial, statistical and bibliometric analysis that collectively aid cities on policy inputs for mid-term urban climate variability, GHG profiles and available solutions at local disposal. The participants find that the collaboratively designed open-access tool is useful in scientific reporting on future climate scenarios, guiding climate responsive strategies in cities along with fostering overall urban, regional and global sustainability.
Joint/Hybrid Training Workshop, 22–23 January 2024 by ISARD New Delhi and Prince Songkla University, Thailand
Day I: Project meeting by team members and interactive session between ICLAP team and the PSU faculty
Day 2: Training workshop - lecture and hands-on session
The training intends to introduce the ICLAP 2050 tool to urban experts, research scholars, students, etc. through hands-on testing/ training of the tool, its different features, demonstrating possible applications in practice, along scientific reporting of its results. The training thus not only shares recent project findings with different stakeholders but also incites their opinions to pave a way forward for integrated climate planning in the Asia-Pacific.
The topics covered during the workshop include the following:
- Need of Integrated Climate Action Planning
- Issues in scientific evaluation of urban climate change
- Methods- Introduction to the ICLAP model
- Elements of the ICLAP 2050 tool and its features
- Interpreting results for practical application
- Reporting and referencing ICLAP 2050
- Discussion and feedback