Working Paper
6 January 2009
Urban Governance for Adaptation: Assessing Climate Change Resilience in Ten Asian Cities
Published by: IDS
The paper develops an analytical framework by combining governance literature with rapid climate resilience assessments conducted in ten Asian cities. Based on this empirical data, we argue that a number of key characteristics can be identified to assess and build urban resilience to climate change in a way that reduces the vulnerability of the citizens most at risk from climate shocks and stresses.