Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Chicago Leads Global Climate Resilience Ranking; Ahmedabad Ranks Highest Risk
A new study compared 72 large cities around the world.
It looked at how much each city is exposed to climate dangers.
It also examined how well cities can handle and adapt to those dangers.
Chicago received the highest resilience ranking.
Ahmedabad in India was rated the highest-risk city.
Hyderabad was also listed among the least climate-resilient cities.
The study was created by AlphaGeo, a geospatial artificial-intelligence company.
The article does not provide the assessment’s publication date or detailed scores.
Chicago was ranked the world’s most climate-resilient major city.
Ahmedabad, India, was identified as the highest-risk city assessed.
Hyderabad was also named among the world’s least climate-resilient cities.
The assessment covered 72 of the world’s largest urban centres.
AlphaGeo evaluated climate-hazard exposure and cities’ ability to withstand and adapt to threats.
- Who
- AlphaGeo conducted the assessment of 72 major cities.
- What
- A global ranking measured cities’ climate-risk exposure and resilience.
- Where
- The assessment covered 72 of the world’s largest urban centres, including Chicago, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
- Why
- To compare cities’ exposure to climate hazards and their ability to withstand and adapt to them.
- Assessment company
- AlphaGeo
- Cities assessed
- 72 of the world’s largest urban centres
- Most resilient city
- Chicago
- Highest-risk city
- Ahmedabad, India
- Other least-resilient city named
- Hyderabad
- Assessment criteria
- Exposure to climate hazards and ability to withstand and adapt