In this year's Stories of Resilience, we bring you a crucial message from communities implementing adaptation on the ground: global and national systems are not changing fast enough in response to urgent local adaptation needs.

This Guide provides resources for locally led, inclusive, multisectoral upgrading for climate resilience in urban informal settlements.

The stories in this compilation, based on the sessions of the 2022 Gobeshona Conference on Locally Led Adaptation, are an important basis for us to understand the difference between local action and locally led action, and to identify effective ways of supporting local leadership.

The Global Commission on Adaptation developed a set of principles, based on over a year of consultations, to strengthen locally led adaptation. As of July 2021, over 70 organizations have endorsed these principles, committing to make changes and strengthening existing efforts to meet this urgent adaptation agenda.

Latin America must focus its efforts on a people-centred recovery that focuses on well-being, improves inclusiveness and reduces inequality.

Climate change continues to pose serious threats to inclusive and sustainable development across all scales.

Cities are increasingly integrating climate adaptation priorities into development policies and plans.

As global temperatures increase, so do the frequency and severity of various natural hazards.