Guide to Climate Change: Adaptation in Cities

 This guide aims to provide cities in developing
countries with practical insights on climate
change adaptation. A number of documents
already provide valuable information for cities
on how to prepare for climate change impacts,
both in general and for specific sectors. Building
on existing sources, this guide seeks to address
climate change adaptation for cities in developing
countries with an additional discussion of
challenges facing informal settlements, the urban
poor, and other vulnerable groups.

This guide specifically addresses an audience of
mayors and municipal practitioners in developing
countries. These leaders and managers
face various existing challenges in running their
cities—from waste disposal to policing to public
health. When considered in light of these ongoing
activities, climate change can be an opportunity
for positive change and action in cities, rather
than a competing priority for scarce resources.