Case Study Findings and Synthesis of Learnings

Book co-editors summarize learnings from the thirteen case studies focused on flooding hazard risk assessment and green recovery planning in regions across Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Middle East, and South America. Case study authors engaged in flood risk assessments and local context variable analyses including an exploration of the socio-cultural, economic, institutional, and technological dimensions that define adaptive capacity and green recovery planning and implementation. The case study studies provide strong evidence of the devastating effects on people, animals, and places of climate change, extreme weather, and flooding hazards. They also reveal the current challenges that Global South communities face in creating robust risk assessments including the limited availability of robust data sets, analytical tools, and technology solutions  at the local level.