There is limited evidence of successful, proactively planned climate change adaptation in African cities , particularly for those countries highly vulnerable to climate change . Planned adaptation initiatives in African cities since 2006 have been predominantly determined at the national level with negligible participation of lower levels of government . Adaptation action directed at vulnerable populations is also rare . There are emerging examples of cities planned climate adaptation measures, such as those advanced by Durban , Cape Town  and Lagos . There are also examples of community-led projects such as those in Maputo , which have seen meaningful help from a range of policy networks, dialogue forums and urban learning labs . These researched cities can be lighthouses for wider exchange and the basis for a deeper synthesis of evidence . However, planned adaptation progress is slow, especially in west and central Africa .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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