Highlights•Some large US cities are including equity and justice criteria in adaptation
planning.•Criteria are commonly considered along four stages of local decision-making.•The …

A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change impacts by developing
adaptation plans. However, little is known about how these plans and their implementation …

An increasing number of cities are recognising the impacts of climate change on their
development pathways. In this paper, we assess strategic climate adaptation actions in the …

As greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts increase worldwide, there is an
urgent need for communities, and thus urban planners, to simultaneously mitigate and adapt …

Sea level rise poses a crisis for coastal communities. Many local governments have
identified strategies to prepare for the impacts of sea level rise but often lack funding …

By sharing best practices and lessons learned among member cities, professional and
learning networks have become prominent actors in supporting and shaping local climate …

Current research on climate change adaptation in cities highlights the role of local
governments in facilitating adaptation actions, but rarely assesses whether (and if so, how) …

Disaster risk reduction in rural Africa can contribute to reducing poverty and food insecurity if
included in local development plans (LDPs). Five years after the Sendai Framework for …

For cities endeavoring to shore up their resilience to a range of climate change impacts, the
approach to do this can be overwhelming. The concept of resilience is complex and is not …

Cities are important venues for climate change communication, where global rhetoric,
national directives, local priorities, and media discourses interact to advance mitigation …