Commonwealth Association of Planners

The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) welcomes the announcement of a new Pilot Program, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Initiative (CSCI) to accelerate sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth.

This programme comes at a crucial moment for cities and urban planning, given that by 2050 cities will need to absorb an additional 2.5 billion people 95% of these citizens will be in Africa and Asia, and nearly half within the Commonwealth. As urban populations double from 1 to 2 billion across member countries, the capacity of governments, institutions, and communities to plan effectively is increasingly outpaced by climate impacts, infrastructure pressures, and widening inequalities. Strong, evidence-based and people-centred planning has never been more critical.

The CAP Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the
Commonwealth seek to champion the very best examples of planning
practice in the Commonwealth.

We are now taking entries for the 2022 CAP Awards!

The shortlists have been announced for the CAP Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth and for the Commonwealth Young Planners’ Network Essay Competition, 2020. The shortlisted entries span the Commonwealth from New Zealand to Canada and include entries from Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Malta and Nigeria...

CAP has secured ECOSOC consultative status.

ECOSOC brings people and issues together to promote collective action for a sustainable world. ECOSOC is the United Nations (UN) central mechanism for coordinating in the areas of economic social and environmental and related field throughout is agencies and subsidiary bodies and other systems. ECOSOC is the only UN body with a formal consultative body...

The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) is looking for a new CAP Young Planners Coordinator. Is this the role for you?

We are looking for enthusiastic leader who can network and ensure that the goals of the CAP and the CAP Young Planners’ Network can be achieved across the Commonwealth. The purpose of the CAP Young Planners’ Network is to connect and mobilise planning students and young planners across the Commonwealth to help address the needs of young planners...

The CAP Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth seek to champion the very best examples of planning practice in the Commonwealth.

We are now taking submissions for the 2019 CAP Awards!

In celebration of World Town Planning Day, CAP announces the shortlist for the Commonwealth Outstanding Planning Awards. The shortlist illustrates the depth and breadth of planning across the Commonwealth. The shortlisted entries span the globe, from Bangladesh to Barbados, from Scotland to Canada, from Ghana to New Zealand and South Africa to the UK.

The main activities since the last newsletter have been the completion of United Nations Habitat III in October in Ecuador, and the CAP 2016 Business Meeting and Planning for Sustainable Development Conference held between 7-10 November in Fiji ...

The CAP Executive Committee awarded Viral Desai a Certificate of Appreciation for his excellent service to CAP in establishing and leading the the CAP Young Planners Network over several years before he handed over to Olafiyin Taiwo. Well done Viral - thoroughly deserved!

On June 23rd 2022 a declaration to advance the planning profession in East Africa was signed in Kigali, Rwanda. The declaration establishes an East Africa Planning Network, an important step forward in recognising the essential contribution of planners to well-functioning and sustainable cities...