The ACDI is a university-wide initiative at the University of Cape Town which supports collaborative research and training in climate change and development.
Mainstreaming Climate Change in Urban Development: Lessons from Cape Town: This new book, edited by Dianne Scott, Helen Davies and Mark New, examines initiatives at the local government level, across a range of departments, from environmental resource management to housing, stormwater management, water management, energy management and spatial planning. It records the progress made and challenges faced in mainstreaming climate change into urban policies, processes, programmes and practices, a problem facing most urban areas around the world.
Valentina Giombini, a master's student from the Urban Ecolution project, describes the findings from her research on the social value of green spaces in Windhoek, Namibia.