The Mukuru Approach: Local leadership for building climate resilience in urban informal settlements

A high-level overview of the Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA). The Mukuru approach has taught us that improving climate resilience in informal settlements requires the urgent coordination of several key strategies. National and city leaders should take up this approach to building climate resilience and upgrading informal settlements. Key concepts: The promise of and need for upgrading as a climate resilience strategy in rapidly urbanizing Africa The need to put communities at the center of planning The crucial role of local governments and locally-led action for upgrading and resilience ------------------------ The GCA is an international organization working as a solutions broker to accelerate action and support for adaptation solutions, from the international to the local, in partnership with the public and private sector, to ensure we learn from each other and work together for a climate-resilient future. Founded in 2018, our global headquarters is hosted by the Netherlands in the largest floating office in the world in Rotterdam, with regional offices in Africa, South Asia and Asia Pacific, and a knowledge and research hub based in Groningen. Through our evolving network of offices, we engage in innovative solutions to drive adaptation at scale, high-level policy development, new research contributions, advocacy, communications, and work with our partners to deliver action on the ground. Our work focuses on those who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change including the poorest people in the poorest countries. They are the least prepared to withstand the triple health, social and economic impacts of our climate emergency. ------------------------- Subscribe to our Instagram:   / gcadaptation   Twitter:   / gcadaptation   Facebook:   / globalcenteradaptation   Linkedin:   / gcadaptation   ------------------------- #AdaptOurWorld #DoubleAdaptationFinance #Youth4Adaptation