Commonwealth Association of Planners

In July 2015 CAP was invited to represent Commonwealth civil society organisations in preparing representations to the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations in September 2015. It was a great honour for CAP to be given this significant leadership responsibility and it reflects among other things the substantial and highly successful work which CAP undertook in promoting the need for an urban based SDG...

CAP had the great honour of being invited to a reception hosted by the HRH Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Charles to recognise the work of Commonwealth Organisations around the world. The event took place on 27 October 2015 at St James’s Palace, London and was timed to be in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments’ meeting in Malta...

An Opinion Piece by Clive Harridge | Think global! This is what planners are being asked to do. Has this passed you by? Did you notice what happened on 23 -25 September? Planning has been recognised at a global level as a means to help tackle global challenges. Planning is now seen as centre stage in delivering sustainable urban development. It feels to me that planning has at last ‘come of age’ internationally...

Planning for food security in the Commonwealth is a unique task that covers many subjects, faces many challenges, and has many inspiring opportunities for success. A number of perspectives on these challenges and opportunities are covered in this document...

Dy is the Director of Planning and Environment at the City of Gold Coast (Australia’s second largest local authority) and has extensive experience in leadership and management in strategic planning, business process improvements and development assessment...

Viral Desai, the leader of CAPs young planners network, has won the 2015 Young Planner of the Year Award from the UKs Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Viral was one of 4 short listed candidates and the winner was announced at the RTPI Awards Ceremony held on 6 July at London’s Shaw Theatre in front of an audience of over 400 planners...

This summer, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games brought together thousands of elite athletes, and welcomed volunteers and excited spectators to join in an incredible festival of sport and culture. From the spectacular opening ceremony at Celtic Park to the closing event at Hampden Park, which was transformed from Scotland’s national football stadium to a vibrant athletics arena, the focus was on the sport ...