Paper short abstract:

This paper focuses on how the notion of 'everyday resilience' can provide critical insights to climate change adaptation, in particular to the context of climate-related extreme events in urban areas. The paper will reflect on three key elements within the context of adaptation among the urban poor in Africa.

Paper long abstract:

'Resilience' has come to mean many things to many people. The definition of resilience is contested, yet permeates everyday life. Knowledges of how the things we do on an everyday basis and the actions we take puts our activities into a larger context, enhancing connectivity between the awareness of the lives of the individual and the socio-spatial scales at which these actions play out, ranging from the neighborhood to global. This paper focuses on how the notion of 'everyday resilience' can provide critical insights to rethink climate change adaptation, in particular to the context of climate-related extreme events. The paper will reflect on three key elements within the context of adaptation among the urban poor. Firstly, what are the meanings of everyday resilience and what value does it have for society under climate change? Secondly, how can notions of belonging, place, space and so on contribute to enhance the value and meaning of everyday resilience under climate change? Thirdly, how are /can connections be mediated across scales in ways that enhance everyday meaning of resilience?