14 February 2022 < Back Coming Soon: A Book Capturing CAP’s Achievements 14 February 2022 A book capturing CAP's first 50 years will be published by Routledge in 2023. Planning, Sustainable Urbanisation, and the Commonwealth: The Commonwealth Association of Planners, Past, Present and Future records unique first-hand accounts from Commonwealth planners of the progress of modern planning over the last 50 years. It presents perspectives on the future role of the planning profession for delivering sustainable urbanisation and development across the Commonwealth and beyond. This well-illustrated book is edited and co-authored by Cliff Hague, Clive Harridge, Bryce Julyan, Ruiz Nik and Ian Tant. It includes contributions from CAP’s Past Presidents, our current President and Secretary-General and a wide range of others who have supported CAP. In tracing CAP’s first 50 years, the book looks at the emergence of sustainable urbanisation and the key role that CAP played in this. And it examines what might happen over the next 50 years. The book is due to be published by Routledge in mid-2023 and will be available in hardback, paperback and ebook formats. We are delighted to have received sponsorship from Beca, Turley and Atkins. All proceeds of sale will go to CAP and member organisations will each receive a free copy. Arrangements are being made for several book launch events in different locations which will also be used to promote the work of CAP – if you would be interested in hosting such an event please get in touch. Further information, including how to get your copy of Planning, Sustainable Urbanisation, and the Commonwealth , will appear here on CAP’s website soon. In the meantime, any queries can be emailed to Clive Harridge . LOGO_CAP_50_Years_No_Tagline.jpg LOGO_CAP_50_Years_No_Tagline.jpg 1/1

20 April 2018 < Back Planning for Rapid Urbanisation - Survey of the Planning Profession in the Commonwealth 20 April 2018 This survey of the planning profession represents an attempt to assess the current state of the planning profession in the Commonwealth and its capacity to help deliver the targets contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda. Click here to download preliminary findings 2018-Survey-of-Planning-Profession-in-the-Commonwealth.jpg 2018-Survey-of-Planning-Profession-in-the-Commonwealth.jpg 1/1

Memorandums of Understanding 1 MoU between EAROPH (International) and EAROPH (Australia) and The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) with New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) in Principle Read the MoU 2 MoU between The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) and The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Read the MoU 3 MoU between The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) Read the MoU

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19 May 2021 < Back Introducing the Commonwealth Association of Planners' New Secretary-General - Kelley Moore 19 May 2021 It is my distinct honour to be the newly appointed Secretary-General and Trustee for the Commonwealth Association of Planners as we embark upon our 50th Anniversary. Congratulations to all that have contributed to this hallmark event and all the extraordinary work that has been accomplished over the years. I particularly want to recognize Clive Harridge our out-going Secretary-General for his 10 years of service. Through his leadership, our organization is in a strong position and ready to seize the opportunities ahead. First, like all of you, I am passionate about planning! I simply could not have chosen a better profession to satisfy my love for learning. I am a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and a Member of the Canadian Institute of planners (MCIP). I have extensive experience in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. I have worked with all orders of government over the past twenty-five years. My work has covered a variety of fields including community planning; international development; public policy; economic development; human service integration; public administration as well as land use planning and development. In these roles I have had lead responsibility to bridge government and community need to deliver high quality plans, programs and services. I am employed by the Government of Saskatchewan as Executive Director for Northern Property Management with the Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement. Prior to this, I served as Director Community and Client Services with the Ministry of Social Services and held the portfolio for providing services to those living with disabilities. I have held numerous other portfolios including the Director of Housing Policy and Program Development and Coordinator of Human Service Integration. In addition, my partner and I own a boutique planning company that has provided a broad range of planning and research services for close to 20 years. I have been volunteering within the planning profession for close to 25 years. In June 2020, I concluded a 4-year term on the CIP Board of Directors. Prior to this, I was nominated Co-Chair of the FutureFORWARD Task Force. In 2015, we delivered a report, adopted by the Board, that recommended a new governance and financial framework to sustain CIP and advance the values of planning in Canada for generations to come. This effort received CIP’s highest honour – the President’s Award. In 2004, I co-led a small delegation from the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada to undertake an international training mission to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago through the CIP International Program. Over the course of the next few years, we returned five- times to work with the State Government and City of Port of Spain to create a Local Area Plan for the Gonzales neighbourhood. This process was modelled after an award-winning program we pioneered in Pleasant Hill, a core neighbourhood in Saskatoon. This international project was an overwhelming success. In 2006, to commemorate our achievement, residents and planners from Gonzales and Pleasant Hill along with our delegation presented our work at the CIP Conference. Together, we attended the World Urban Forum 3. We shared how we have different geography, political structures, and economies, but ultimately, we have a common vision to improve the quality of life for all people, especially marginalized populations where systemic barriers prevent access to the same infrastructure, services, and opportunities. I have been looking for a volunteer opportunity to re-engage in international planning. When I was elected to the CIP board in 2016, I represented the Board on our former International Relations and Initiatives Committee. In this role, I contributed to the Commonwealth Women in Planning Manifesto and remain a member of the Women in Planning network. While on the committee, I had the opportunity to represent the CIP President at a few CAP and Global Planners Network (GPN) meetings. In 2018, I presented in New York at the American Planning Institute (API) conference on behalf of the CiP President at the International President’s Plenary on the theme of “Planning in a Time of Uncertainty.” I understand the caliber of work required to represent our respective countries and the professional expectations for CAP on the international stage. The Secretary-General role is a unique opportunity to bring my skills and experience to help advance cooperation within the Commonwealth, exchange professional information and skills, and advance the planning profession. I am committed to CAP’s vision “to be the recognized and respected champion of planning for sustainable human settlements in the Commonwealth.” Further, I am excited to help advance the profession’s capacity to contribute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda, strengthening member engagement, maintaining a sound financial position by providing value to our member organizations, and refreshing our governance policy framework. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and welcome you to reach out to me any time with your ideas, input, and feedback. Member engagement is important to me so I will be looking for opportunities to reach out to you too. Until then, I wish you and your family wellness in the days ahead. Warmest regards,Kelley Moore, MA, RPP, MCIP LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-moore-5b70085 Twitter: @ExpectmooreYXE Kelley_Moore.jpg Kelley_Moore.jpg 1/1

WRITING A BLOG FOR CAP A CAP blog is a short opinion piece with relevance to planning in the Commonwealth which is posted on the CAP web site. How do I write a CAP blog post? In writing a blog for CAP, please remember the diverse and international nature of our membership and try to identify why what you are saying is of relevance to the Commonwealth family. Of course not all subjects are of interest to all, so it is important to think about who might find what you are saying of interest. There is no prescribed length for a blog, but most are between 500-700 words. It is possible and preferred to insert links to other pieces to expand on your blog. Pictures, diagrams, graphic and other visual aids can add interest and understanding. Any links to the Sustainable Development Goals would also be great where relevant. When writing, think about what might be obvious to those in your nation or continent will be understood elsewhere - avoid abbreviations, shorthand or colloquialisms. If naming an organisation in a sentence explain its remit or purpose (and where relevant, link it). Also remember that this is a global community. Summer in one hemisphere is winter in another, so please name months. Getting started It helps to: Have a clear title or headline which catches attention and helps tell the reader what the blog is about. Identify which part of the Commonwealth the experience or subject covers. Identify the issues or subjects covered early on. Describe in an opening paragraph what you be exploring and why. Think about what you hope to achieve with the blog – is it to share information and learning, persuade, offer a solution to a problem or a call to action or something else? This will help you shape your blog. Describe the problem your audience is facing. Have an opinion. Other issues and tips If writing a blog on behalf of your organisation please check its approval process before you submit it to us. It should still reflect the individual writer for maximum interest but an organisational blog still needs to respect (or at least not contradict) the organisation’s positions and priorities. Try to be direct, interesting and engaging about a topic. Blogs must not to be offensive. Passion and real interest in the subject of the blog can assist with making it interesting. Try to summarise the evidence or experience that informs your views - your main audience will be planners after all. Think about the structure of the post – what will keep the reader reading it to the end? Read other blogs to appreciate the variety and flexibility available. Include a picture or graphic to add interest to the blog. What happens next? Send your outline or draft blog to Commonweath.Planners@gmail.com . It will be reviewed by one or more of CAPs Blogs Editors who might make suggestions about content/structure. Once the blog is finalised, we will arrange for blog to be uploaded to CAP web site. View CA P Blogs

30 August 2016 < Back Latest News from the President of CAP - August 2016 30 August 2016 It's a busy time for CAP and our member Institutes with lots of on ground activities and preparations for Habitat 3 in Ecuador in October where the New Urban Agenda is likely to be adopted and discussions held around implementation projects to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. CAP will be holding its biennial business meetingand a joint conference with the New Zealand Institute ( www.capconference.com ) and we hope to see you there. CAP currently represents over 40 000 planners from 27countries throughout the Commonwealth including African, Asian, Australasian and Caribbean countries. CAP also has a Women in Planning network and a Young Planners network and plays a leading role in developing the planning profession and planners throughout the countries of the Commonwealth. CAP works closely with other key stakeholders, such as UN Habitat, other Commonwealth professional associations and ComHabitat, and planning networks from beyond the Commonwealth, in promoting planning as being essential to sustainable development. CAP has presented at a series of Commonwealth, World Urban Forum and UN Habitat events calling for the endorsement of core values of planning for climate change, health, marine areas and small island states, good governance, gender equality and sustainable inclusive and equitable development. Good planning helps secure manage growth, and contributes to the wellbeing of individuals, communities and natural environments. CAP will continue to work with our global partners and members to advocate for good planning and to assist the profession and I look forward to leading the association in this important work. I would like to thank the Secretary-General of CAP, Clive Harridge who continues to volunteer and assist this organisation. I would also like to thank the Royal Town Planning Institute for their ongoing support of CAP specifically through the hosting of the CAP secretariat Annette O Donnell. Dy Currie CAP President Former-President-Dy-Currie.png Former-President-Dy-Currie.png 1/1

12 December 2017 < Back Delivering Support for Rapidly Urbanising Cities in Developing Countries – Pilot Study in Bo, Sierra Leone 12 December 2017 CAP has been supporting a pilot project by the Prince’s Foundation for Building Communities (PFBC) to develop a toolkit to help planners in cities in developing countries across the commonwealth and beyond. This led to a very successful workshop that took place in Sierra Leone on 4th and 5th December 2017. The challenges of rapid urbanisation are of particular relevance to the commonwealth countries where 90% of countries have populations under 1 million and one third of those are expected to (at least) double in size in the next 20 years. In response to this, PFBC has been developing a toolkit to help planners and others across the commonwealth consider how this growth can be managed in a planned and sustainable way. As part of developing the toolkit, the PFBC has been keen to trial it by delivering the toolkit in person through a series of workshops. One of a limited number of trial locations has been the city of Bo in Sierra Leone. Here, PFBC and CAP have linked up with local Warwick District-based charity One World Link (OWL) in the UK. OWL has developed a longstanding friendship link with Bo stretching back for 36 years and as part of this has shared skills between officers from Warwick District Council and Warwickshire County Council and their counterparts in Bo on a number of projects. Bo, the second city in Sierra Leone, has a population of 174,000 but this is scheduled to rise to over ½ million by 2040. Sierra Leone has no effective planning system and so the challenges of managing sustainable growth here are significant. An initial workshop in Bo was led by Bob May from Turley, on behalf of PFBC, earlier this year. A second workshop, including a local stakeholder consultation event, was held on 4th and 5th December and was led again by Bob with support from OWL. The two-day event in Bo was attended by over 30 people, including council officers, councillors, Paramount Chiefs, local landowning families and a range of local stakeholders. Over the two workshops, participants developed a vision for Bo, identified a broad spatial framework for where growth should be directed (and importantly where it should not), and began to consider in more detail how this growth should be masterplanned. Commenting on the event, Philip Clarke from OWL said: “We were delighted by the response from participants to the workshop. Everyone in Bo clearly recognises the difficulties of delivering a meaningful planning framework to guide future development in their city, but they were keen to use the event to explore what such a planning framework could potentially deliver. They also began to consider how these good principles can inform their current work and priorities now. If events such as this can increase mutual understanding of the opportunities that good planning can bring, and stimulate a dialogue between local councils and other stakeholders, this can only bode well for the future.” Click here for a full report on the workshops 2017-Planning-Workshop-Bo-Sierra-Leone.jpg 2017-Planning-Workshop-Bo-Sierra-Leone.jpg 1/1

07 July 2020 < Back Commonwealth Sustainable Urbanisation 07 July 2020 The Commonwealth Sustainable Urbanisation Programme was launched on 24 June by HRH The Prince of Wales. The Programme is a series of online free sessions which focus on engaging with the theme of sustainable urbanisation in the Commonwealth. With nearly 50% of the projected increase in the world’s urban population to 2050 forecast to be in the Commonwealth, there has never been a more important time for members of the Commonwealth to come together to tackle the challenges of climate change and rapid urbanisation; challenges which have now been compounded by the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The programme sets out to: Build on the momentum which has already been developed in response to the need for sustainable urbanisation in the Commonwealth. Inform and strengthen a call to action on sustainable urbanisation in the Commonwealth through exchange of ideas and good practice. In the face of the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, to advocate for the centrality of SDG 11 in reviewing the targets and achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals. Promote inter-disciplinary, cross-sector collaboration and engagement to address the challenges and unlock the opportunities presented by sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth. The programme is structured around the following key question: How can we collaborate more effectively to leverage the power of the Commonwealth to achieve sustainable urbanisation? The launch event is available as a recording online here . This online series will continue with weekly events through early September. The schedule of events and links to registration are here . 2020_Sustainable_Urbanisation_Programme.jpg 2020_Sustainable_Urbanisation_Programme.jpg 1/1