Climate resilience refers to the capacity to prepare, counter and recover from climate-related events.

Nearly all sectors and industries need to consider climate resilience as part of risk management, looking at human, social and economic systems, as well as landscapes and the built environment.

Examples such as the Seattle's stormwater infrastructure show that building physical and social resilience structures with future crises in mind are more effective in the long term than simply building for the present risk level.

The world's most disadvantaged groups are often those most affected by climate change. To build resilience effectively their views and lived experiences must be heard and included.