Participatory urban planning for climate change adaptation in coastal cities: lessons from a pilot experience in Maputo, Mozambique

The document advocates for a rights-based approach to participatory urban planning to link climate change adaptation with local development. Drawing on a pilot project in Maputo, Mozambique, it examines how such planning can address structural inequalities and facilitate negotiation with local actors, while noting challenges in maintaining local government support and the integration of climate information.

• Participatory urban planning can be used to identify structural inequalities, secure temporary institutional support, and maintain a planning process based on continuous negotiation with local stakeholders.
• The pilot experience in Maputo highlighted specific practical challenges and opportunities regarding the use of climate change data, the stability of local government support, and the actual implementation of proposed local impacts.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). Participatory urban planning for climate change adaptation in coastal cities: lessons from a pilot experience in Maputo, Mozambique. https://www.sei.org/publications/participatory-urban-planning-for-climate-change-adaptation-in-coastal-cities-lessons-from-a-pilot-experience-in-maputo-mozambique/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Participatory urban planning for climate change adaptation in coastal cities: lessons from a pilot experience in Maputo, Mozambique. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/participatory-urban-planning-for-climate-change-adaptation-in-coastal-cities-lessons-from-a-pilot-experience-in-maputo-mozambique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015participatory, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Participatory urban planning for climate change adaptation in coastal cities: lessons from a pilot experience in Maputo, Mozambique}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/participatory-urban-planning-for-climate-change-adaptation-in-coastal-cities-lessons-from-a-pilot-experience-in-maputo-mozambique/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }