Inequitable urban growth and climate change are resulting in a rapidly growing number of urban residents living at risk from a range of complex and interacting shocks and stresses. Many of these live in informal settlements with insecure tenure and a lack of affordable basic services, contributing to high levels of vulnerability.
At the same time, households, communities and cities have been developing responses that respond to risk and build resilience. Our work strengthens an understanding of the nature of urban risks and helps to ensure that pathways to urban resilience are sustainable, equitable and at scale.