Urban areas have particular sensitivities to climate change, and therefore adaptation to a warming planet represents a challenging new issue for urban policy makers in both the developed and developing world. Further to climate mitigation strategies implemented in various cities over the past 20 years, more recent efforts of urban management have also included actions taken to adapt to increasing temperatures, sea level and extreme events.
In Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from an applied adaptation assessment framework (CMCC’ s Research Paper 131), authors Katie Johnson and Margaretha Breil present the findings of an urban adaptation assessment framework applied to the cases of New York City (NYC), Metropolitan District of Quito (Quito), Greater London (London), Tunis, eThekwini Municipality (Durban), Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), and Bangkok. A comparison of these seven plans reveals similarities and points of diversion in the current practices of urban areas adapting to climate change, specifically highlighting the level of administrative planning, the tools and information used in making policy choices, and the roles of governance and finance.

Read the full version of the CMCC’s Research Paper n. 131:
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from an applied adaptation assessment framework