An Adaptation Agenda for the New Climate Urbanism: Global Insights

This chapter offers a critical reflection on the results of a global urban adaptation tracking study on 136 coastal cities around the world that builds a reference baseline of what is happening on the ground. It discusses adaptation planning progress in this set of the world’s largest coastal cities in relation to the emergence of a new climate urbanism. The chapter reflects on the limited policy progress in public sector climate adaptation worldwide and highlights the need for new ways to do adaptation, including new arenas, new data, new partnerships and new tools. The emergence of climate urbanism necessitates a new adaptation agenda that is more diverse and inclusive.