Looking Forward: Building Vibrant, Climate Adaptive, and Resilient Cities and Communities

In the final chapter of the book the co-editors look back at the span of the book and explore key insight and learnings. They review the ground covered in the book, including the thirteen featured case studies from across the Gobal South and identify new tools and frameworks that support climate risk management, the use of new technologies and the inclusion of community voice for greater impact by expert contributors. They also present a set of policy and practice next steps needed to strengthen the theory and practice of comprehensive climate risk management and green recovery planning including the need to develop new tools to support the development and capacity of in-country professionals and the critical importance of assessing and strengthening the economic, social, institutional, and technological conditions that facilitate or limit the development and deployment of adaptive measures.