Climate Readiness As a Driver of Urban Transformation: Lessons From the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Cycle 2023–2024

报告摘要

Cities today navigate a complex mix of pressures, including inequality, rapid growth, fiscal strain, infrastructure gaps, and mounting climate shocks. Climate impacts interact with deeper structural challenges that shape who is most at risk and which solutions can take hold. In this context, climate-readiness initiatives can do more than prepare cities for hazards. This prompts the following question: Under what conditions do adaptation and resilience interventions lead to more fundamental changes in urban systems?