Durban Adaptation Charter
We the signatories to the Durban Adaptation Charter, call upon local and sub-national governments to commit and upscale action to accelerate their adaptation efforts by committing to the following:
- Mainstreaming adaptation as a key informant of all local government development planning;
- Understand climate risks through conducting impact and vulnerability assessments;
- Prepare and implement integrated, inclusive and long-term local adaptation strategies designed to reduce vulnerability;
- Ensure that adaptation strategies are aligned with mitigation strategies;
- Promote the use of adaptation that recognises the needs of vulnerable communities and ensures sustainable local economic development;
- Prioritise the role of functioning ecosystems as core municipal green infrastructure;
- Seek the creation of direct access to funding opportunities;
- To develop an acceptable, robust, transparent, measureable, reportable and verifiable (MRV) register
- Promote multi-level and integrated governance and advocate for partnerships with sub-national and national governments on local climate action; and
- Promote partnerships at all levels and city-to-city cooperation and knowledge exchange.