• Shared learning networks and deliberative governance enable practical resilience uptake in Asian cities, translating knowledge into action via ACCCRN-inspired dialogues and multi-stakeholder collaboration [1], [3], [17], [9].

• Resilience is treated as a contested concept—definitions, measurement, and policy framing are critically examined, revealing trade-offs and limits of resilience as a universal development instrument [4], [10], [16], [14], [18].

• Infrastructure- and engineering-centered risk management foregrounds resilience practice, with studies on climate risks to roads, drainage, and flood governance across scales informing planning and policy [7], [19], [20], [12], [13].

• Policy landscapes—from national adaptation programs to urban governance—frame resilience investments, budgeting, and planning by aligning climate risk with urban development goals [2], [11], [5], [15], [13].