City governments worldwide are increasingly introducing adaptation actions and climate
responses in their policies and agendas, but the speed and success of these initiatives vary …

All over the world, there is a pressing need to better understand how climate change has
been incorporated into governmental agendas, and evaluate the status of adaptation …

Worldwide cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change; however, it is not clear to
what extent they are prepared for the challenge, particularly in the context of lower income …

The international scientific community has indicated that anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions are likely the main cause of rising temperatures since the mid-twentieth century …

While a growing awareness of climate change has marked the institutional agenda at the
national level in C olombia, the capital city of B ogotá has not undertaken actions to include …

Local governments play a key role developing and implementing public policies to mitigate
and to adapt to climate change. This paper aims to analyze how Brazilian cities are …

Climate change is the biggest global threat of our time. As a signatory nation of the Paris
Agreement, Brazil has made a climate action commitment, and expressed its nationally …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors shaping climate policies in two
megacities in Brazil–São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro–through a multilevel perspective. The …

In recent years, an increasing number of local governments are recognizing the impact of
climate change on different urban sectors. This has led many to pursue climate adaptation …

This paper seeks to present the main drivers for climate agenda advance in the city of Recife
in Brazil, discussing how geographical characteristics and the historical urbanization …