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Climate and biodiversity challenges, learning from international practice

Planning Approaches in South Africa, China, the Middle-East and the UK 12:00 - 13:30 UTC+1
12 June 2025 at 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM / International / Yorkshire / Online
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Date
12 June 2025 at 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Price from
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Organiser
RTPI International | [email protected]

Core CPD Framework:

- Championing Planning

- Climate Change and Environmental Planning

- 1.5 CPD Hours

 

 

Event Description

Today, planners are faced with a range of contemporary challenges to which they respond with a bespoke approach informed by their local context. However, international learning and knowledge exchange have an important role to play in supporting planners to deliver sustainable development wherever they are in the world.  In this webinar, we will explore how planning can respond to climate and biodiversity challenges in different contexts and learn from those examples.

Learning outcomes

  • understand different planning systems 
  • compare and share different planning approaches
  • develop knowledge about planning approaches to tackle climate and biodiversity challenges and apply the knowledge in your local context

Programme (all times are in UTC +1)

  • 12:00 - welcome and Introduction
  • 12:05 - presentations
  • 13:05 - panel discussion and Q&A
  • 13:25 - closing remarks

Contributors

  • Speaker from SACPLAN on planning approaches in South Africa with a case study
  • Dr Zheng Wang, Lecturer in Sustainable Cities, who will give an insight on planning approaches in China with a case study
  • Claire Stafford, MRTPI, RTPI Planning Practice Advisor, who will give an insight into how planning can support nature recovery through the example of Biodiversity Net Gain
  • Catalina Gallego-Lopez, Associate Director from AtkinsRéalis who will give an insight into planning approaches in the Middle East with a specific examples.

  

Partnership 
This event is a collaboration with

The South African Council for Planners - SACPLAN and;

The Royal Town Planning Institute - RTPI Yorkshire International Group