This page provides details of the various projects being run by DEAT and/or its partners in climate change action.

1. Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
Main Funding Partner: US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Other partners: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and various cities throughout South Africa.

Under the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, staff from the ICLEI have been working with 8 municipal governments to reduce local emissions of greenhouse gases. This is being done as part of a world-wide network of over 500 local authorities that have demonstrated a commitment to mitigating climate chnage through local action.
The cities involved in this campaign are:

• Buffalo City (East London)
• Cape Town
• eThekwini (Durban)
• Johannesburg
• Potchefstrom
• Saldanha Bay
• Sol Plaatje (Kimberley)
• Tshwane

Within the format of this project, the cities work through 5 milestones that comprise the Citiies in Climate Protection process:
1. They choose a baseline year and inventory energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from the city's operations. They then forecast these emissions for the next 10-20 years
2. They set goals for greenhouse gas emission reduction or avoidance
3. The develop a Local Action Plan that identifies the measures that, when implemented, will reduce emissions and energy use to meet the city's emission reduction/avoidance goals.
4. They begin implementation of the measures in the local action plan.
5. The Monitor and verify progress on the implementation of measures.>/br>
Cities receive funding in four installments - and each payment is attached to the completion of contract deliverables which are linked to the milestones above.
Each city (both staff and elected officials) must also attend a series of 6 national workshops to share ideas, information and experiences.

Information on the outcomes of the CCP for some cities can be found on their individual websites - for example, the City of Cape Town has published newsletters and its final Greenhouse Gas Inventory report (2003) on www.capetown.gov.za/enviro/emd/projects.asp

General information on the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign is also found on the ICLEI website ICLEI