Building resilience to climate change is a complex process, particularly for rapidly growing secondary cities. The impacts of climate change vary greatly among different cities due to agro-ecological nature, different environmental conditions and a host of social, political and economic factors rooted in systemic inequalities. This approach places greater emphasis on considering cities as dynamic systems capable of evolving and adapting to survive and even thrive in the face of volatile shocks or stresses.
The concept of building climate resilience from the micro to macro level is increasingly gaining currency in the context of rapidly transforming complex urban systems and increasing frequency and magnitude of disasters due to climate change. GEAG has been part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a pioneering initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation. GEAG has been promoting ward-level