Solecki, WilliamRamos, Gian Carlo DelgadoRoberts, DebraRosenzweig, CynthiaWalsh, BrennaOkem, A.Barau, AliyuPrieur-Richard, Anne-HélèneRama, BardLee, Boram2021-10-182021-10-182021-02-23http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60687While cities and urban areas have begun to be recognized within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a multi-level climate action is urgent with cities playing a central role in mobilization. This assessment defines some conceptual and operational gaps faced by the science-policy-practice community; how partnerships are structured; the research and action agenda that underpins them; how this agenda is being articulated and implemented; and how climate change can be addressed in cities. The paper concludes with a series of strategies and recommendations for targeted policy adjustments that support actionable knowledge.application/pdfenPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSGLOBAL WARMINGSCIENTIFIC COOPERATIONCLIMATE POLICYUNFCCCCITIESCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONURBAN ENVIRONMENTLANGUAGESMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTBUREAUCRACYKNOWLEDGE TRANSLATIONRESEARCH TO POLICYDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONGLOBALJournal Article