Adapting urban water systems to climate change

The handbook first examines some of the key areas of vulnerability to climate change within urban water systems. It also proposes flexible and future-oriented urban water planning as a means to address climate change and implement adaptation actions. This can be achieved through strategic planning, which is a continuous, regularly evaluated process with ongoing choices designed to cope with changing circumstances. Adaptation-specific steps such as a vulnerability assessment can be fitted into such a process. Finally, the handbook presents case studies of cities throughout the world that have already planned for adaptation or implemented specific actions aiming at increasing their resilience to climate change.