The economics of climate resilient development Some climate change is now inevitable and strategies to adapt to these changes are quickly developing. The question is particularly paramount for low income countries which are likely to be most affected. This timely and unique book takes an integrated look at the twin challenges of climate change and development. The book treats adaptation to climate change as an issue of climate resilient development rather than as a bespoke set of activities (flood defences drought plans and so on) combining climate and development challenges into a single strategy. It asks how the standard approaches to development need to change and what socio economic trends and urbanisation mean for the vulnerability of developing countries to climate risks. Combining conceptual thinking with practical policy prescriptions and experience the contributors argue that to address these questions climate risk has to be embedded fully into wider development strategies. This point of view is gaining in prominence in the development community; however the contributors assert that a comprehensive analytical treatment is so far lacking. This unique and innovative book will appeal to the development community such as think tanks and aid agencies as well as academics and those involved in climate change policy and development 1. Climate resilient development: an introduction S. Fankhauser and T. Mcdermott Part I concepts 2. The role of climate in development D. Castells Quintana M. Lopez Uribe and T. Mcdermott 3. Poverty and climate change S. Hallegatte M. Bangalore L. Bonzanigo M. Fay T. Kane U. Narloch J. Rozenberg D. Treguer and A. Vogt Schilb 4. Coping with climate risk: the options D. Castells Quintana M. Lopez Uribe and T. Mcdermott 5. Locking in climate vulnerability: where are the investment hotspots S. Dietz C. Dixon and J. Ward 6. Assessing climate resilient development options P. Watkiss and A. Hunt Part II actions 7. Adaptation experience and prioritisation P. Watkiss 8. Climate resilient cities H. Costa G. Floater and J. Finnegan 9. Climate resilient development in agrarian economies M. Bezabih S. Lovo G. Singer and C. Mclaren 10. Insurance instruments for climate resilient development S. Surminski 11. Migration and climate resilient development M. Waldinger.