For cities in sub-Saharan Africa a 1.5 °C increase in global temperature will bring forward the urgency of meeting basic needs in sanitation, drinking water and land-tenure, and underlying governance weaknesses. The challenges of climate sensitive management are exacerbated by rapid population growth, deep and persistent poverty, a trend for resolving risk through relocation (often forced), and emerging new risks, often multi-hazard, for example heat stroke made worse by air pollution. Orienting risk management towards a developmental agenda can help. Transition is constrained by fragmented governance, donor priorities and inadequate monitoring of hazards, vulnerability and impacts. Opportunities arise where data and forecasting is present and through multi-level governance where civil society collaborates with city government.

对于撒哈拉以南非洲的城市，全球温度升高1.5°C，将有紧迫性满足卫生，饮用水和土地使用权以及基本治理薄弱方面的基本需求。快速的人口增长，严重的持续贫困，通过搬迁解决风险的趋势（通常是强迫性的）和新出现的风险（通常是多重危害）（例如因空气污染使中暑加剧）等，加剧了对气候敏感型管理的挑战。将风险管理导向发展议程可以有所帮助。过渡受制于零散的治理，捐助者的优先事项以及对危害，脆弱性和影响的监测不足。在存在数据和预测的地方，以及通过民间社会与市政府合作的多级治理，都存在机会。