Given the complexity of problems arising from climate change impacts, policy-makers require information that will allow them to weigh trade-offs among a variety of pressing issues within cities and their impacts at multiple scales. In this regard, urban researchers must contemplate new, appropriate and integrated methods that deal with present urban conditions. With the support of ASEAN partners and experts in the field, this project will use the Human Ecosystem Model to provide these types of information. The planned workshops will draw upon past and current case studies to provide practical training for city managers with guidelines for the application of the HEM policy.