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Building momentum for local government to better respond to climate change in the Pacific Region, the first Pacific CCCI workshop of was held in Suva, Fiji 1st -3rd June 2011. The workshop provided a comprehensive overview of tools methodologies and approaches to build the capacity of national teams in CCCI Pacific demonstration cities to undertake independently and in a participatory manner, Climate Change National Scoping Studies (NSS), City Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments (VAA) and profiling local emissions. Throughout the workshop participants identified approaches to localize methodologies to best suit local needs and circumstances, whilst better linking the urban sector into national climate change policy frameworks.