Capacity Development for local climate action and
Settlements Upgrading in the Solomon Islands
CAP Conference 2016 – Sustainability in the Pacific – Fiji – 7 – 10 November 2016
Overview
• Settlements Upgrading (PSUP) and Climate
Change (CCCI) Programmes in the Pacific
• Settlements upgrading - experiences to date
• Climate change – experiences to date
• Capacity Development – future plans for an
integrated approach
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PSUP and CCCI in the Pacific 1
CCCI: 5 cities: VAs, Action Plans and Mainstreaming into planning
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PSUP and CCCI in the Pacific 2
PSUP: 3 Countries in Phase 2, 2 Countries in Phase 1
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PSUP – Phase 2 in the Solomon Islands
Partner-driven programme
5 Outputs
• Settlements Analysis
• Policy and regulatory
review
• Upgrading Strategy
• Resource Mobilization
strategy
• Concept Notes / short
term action planning
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PSUP – Phase 2 in the Solomon Islands
Integrated Capacity Development Approach
• Regional training for PSUP
focal points and
comprehensive tools
• Mentoring for planners at
Ministry and City Council
• Institutional strengthening
(through SUMPS)
• Workshops for each output
• Action plans (concept
notes) emphasize capacity
development
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PSUP – Phase 2 in the Solomon Islands
Training and tools address key issues and processes
• Shelter deprivations
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Tenure insecurity
Lack of Access to services
Crowding
Housing Structures
• Processes
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Assessments
Mapping
Stakeholder consultations
Participatory approaches, etc.
PSUP – Phase 2 in the Solomon Islands
Training and tools also focus on principles
• Principles
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sustainable urbanization
adopt a city-wide approach
no unlawful, forced evictions
empower disadvantaged
communities
good urban governance
principles
Resource mobilization to scale
up slum upgrading
slum dwellers’ right to the city,
gender, youth, rights-based.
results-based
Climate Change Planning
Process
• Vulnerability Assessment &
Action Plan
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VA released in early 2014
Program paused due to April
2014 Floods
Re-assessment post-floods
by looking at key Issues,
Objectives & Adaptation
Options/Actions
Honiara Urban Resilience &
Climate Adaptation Plan
(HURCAP)
Climate Change Planning
Vulnerability Assessment – Participatory Approach
• Planning for Climate
Change tool
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Participatory
Values based
Strategic
• Target audience: urban
planners
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Climate Change Planning
Focus on the most vulnerable
• Need for focusing on
informality in climate
planning evidenced
through:
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Vulnerability Modelling
Empirical evidence
(April 2014 floods)
Urbanization Fragility
(tensions, land tenure
issues)
Climate Change Planning
Vulnerability Assessment – Sensitivity as a function of development
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Climate Change Planning
Development of the HURCAP
Too many ‘documents on
shelves’, and not enough of
this!
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Climate Change Planning
Key elements of the Action Plan – city wide
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Urban Planning & Land
9. Disaster Preparedness
and Response
Housing
10. Governance and
Infrastructure
Partnerships
Water, Sanitation, Waste
Ecosystem Services and
Coastal Processes
6. Human Health and Wellbeing
7. Communication,
Awareness and Education
8. Livelihoods and
Behaviour Change
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Climate Change Planning
Key elements of the Action Plan – ward level and community hotspots
• Ward level
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Early warning
Coastal Protection / EBA
Settlements upgrading
Open space
Community engagement
• Communities
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Housing and Services
Livelihoods, health
Education / capacity
development etc.
Capacity Development
Moving forward
• SINU
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Urban Planning course (with
settlements upgrading and
climate change emphasis)
PSUP concept note
Partnerships with RMIT, QU
• HCC / MLHS / communities
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Building on training with
NDMO, youth and women
training
HURCAP implementation
Community action planning and
Capacity Development
Find us online
Global CCCI Programme
www.unhabitat.org/ccci
Country-level documentation
http://www.fukuoka.unhabitat.org/programmes/ccci/index_en.html
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