Climate-Resilient Development

Climate commitments can pull in different directions. A project may cut emissions while shifting costs onto vulnerable households, or protect one service while leaving another exposed. How can decision-makers judge the whole picture?

Written for policymakers, development planners, and public investment teams, Climate-Resilient Development connects adaptation, mitigation, and equity within a shared decision framework. It helps readers assess tradeoffs, compare portfolios, and connect strategic commitments with accountable delivery.

Robert C. Brears examines how institutions coordinate across sectors and places, how financing terms affect affordability, and why reported funding totals do not establish who benefits. The analysis explains how uncertainty, service dependencies, debt obligations, and unequal vulnerability change the choices available.

Readers learn to ask sharper questions before commitments become difficult to reverse. With attention to participation, monitoring, review, and redress, the book offers a practical basis for testing assumptions, assigning responsibilities, and adjusting action as evidence and conditions change.