Supporting Climate-Resilient Urban Planning: 10 Lessons from Cities in Southern Africa

Bharwani, Sukaina; David Daron, Joseph; Siame, Gilbert; Jones, R.G.; Mcclure, Alice; Jack, Christopher; Koelle, Bettina; Grobusch, Lena; Zhang, Mary; Bethuel, Mangena; Janes, Tamara; Nchito, Wilma; James, Rachel; Marie, Graf; Mfune, John; Neal, Jeffrey; Kaulule, Chongo; Ndhlovu, Dorothy; O'Shea, Thomas

Abstract

This brief presents key insights on integrating climate information into climate change-related adaptation planning in African cities. The projects – FRACTAL (Future Resilience for African CiTies And Lands) and its successor, FRACTAL-Plus – took place over a seven-year period (2015-2022) in nine cities in sub-Saharan Africa.1 Here we present 10 lessons learned through the projects, providing examples of key elements that can support long-term, transformational action to build climate resilience (McClure et al., in review).

• Report Type: Project Report
• Online Publication Date: Dec 16, 2023
• Publication Date: Dec 16, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 13, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 17, 2857
• Pages: 10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34070.32322
• Publisher URL: https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-resilient-urban-planning-in-southern-africa/