The Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook, developed by ICLEI Canada and the Federation of Canada Municipalities (FCM) for the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program, is a direct response to the climate planning challenges faced by small and rural communities, offering local decision makers case studies and advice tailored to their experience.    

Designed for municipal staff and decision makers in small and rural communities tasked with developing local climate initiatives or reducing GHG emissions, the guidebook can help municipalities...

  • Develop realistic climate action policies
  • Engage and collaborate with the public
  • Build a GHG inventory baseline and data library
  • Generate municipal revenue and local economic and wellbeing benefits through climate action
  • Identify sector-specific climate challenges and identify solutions to overcome them

This resource includes...

Guidance to make the business case for climate action

Example policies & programs from rural communities across Canada

Comprehensive overview of recommended climate actions & strategies