Globally, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme weather events to inflows of climate migrants.
This report analyses how these shocks and stresses are interacting with other urban stresses to determine the greenness, resilience and inclusiveness of urban and national development. It provides policymakers with a compass for designing tailored policies that can help cities and countries take effective action to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
The report combines original empirical analysis of a global sample of more than 10,000 cities with insights from secondary literature to take stock of how green, how resilient and how inclusive cities are today, and to examine the two-way interplay between cities and climate change.