learning labs
Supporting climate-resilient urban planning: 10 lessons from cities in southern Africa
This brief presents key insights on integrating climate information into climate change-related adaptation planning in African cities.
Pathways to transformative climate adaptation in southern African cities
A review of academic and grey literature addressing transformative adaptation, with a focus on cities, including two case studies, Durban in South Africa and Harare in Zimbabwe.
“Explainer” Guide: Co-exploring Terminologies
This brief explains why co-exploring language and terminology is important for creating a level playing field at the beginning of a multi-stakeholder engagement.
“How-to” Guide: Co-exploring Terminologies
This brief explains how to conduct a terminology co-exploration exercise for climate change adaptation decision-making.
Towards developing a common language for climate change in the City of Cape Town
This research aimed to better understand and circumvent language discrepancies at a city scale. It provides a toolkit to better understand and overcome terminology barriers.
Learning Labs in Windhoek: creating collaborative ways to address climate change in African cities
This video outlines how the Learning Labs approach brings stakeholders together to tackle climate change adaptation issues emerging in urban Africa.
Discourse analysis as a method for understanding urban governance
This briefing note is an introduction into the definition and method of discourse analysis and outlines its application within the FRACTAL focal cities.