ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on emerging climate change adaptation efforts, that is, processes of adjusting to actual or expected climate impacts in order to moderate or avoid harm, and which range from raising early awareness and assessing risks to implementing adaptation in sectoral work plans. The chapter asks: through what processes urban adaptation planning approaches promote more equitable forms of development. It describes adaptation actions in Medellín (Colombia), Durban (South Africa) and Indore (India), and assesses emerging experiences of integrating adaptation priorities into urban development agendas. Specifically, it examines Medellin's actions to reduce climate risks through spatial planning and green infrastructure projects; Durban's plans to integrate adaptation into biodiversity protection programmes; and Indore's approach to bringing climate resilience into community development projects. The chapter compares these approaches and highlights sources of planning tension and the ways they reshape subsequent adaptation interventions.
