Although many local authorities underline the important role of citizens in climate adaptation
many experience difficulties with organizing citizen participation in a way that is meaningful
to both citizens and policymakers. Climate change is for many simply not a top priority.
Besides the future is often rather abstract to people citizens in particular. We argue that
practical tools are needed to help citizens structure the process of thinking about and
designing the future of their living environment under the impacts of climate change. The
toolbox Towards a climate-resilient future together offers practical foresight methods and
tools for organizing citizen participation in the process of building climate-resilient
futures. It provides an overview of the state the art of and hands-on guidance for executing
participatory foresight methods and showcases some of the lessons learned from several
international research programs on citizen engagement. In doing so the toolbox can assist
practitioners students and academics concerned with the question of how local communities in
urban and rural areas could adapt to climate change impacts and become more resilient in the
future. It is suitable for readers without any experience in citizen participation and or
foresight while more experienced readers will find innovative combinations of methods and
tools that are unique within the field of citizen participation and foresight..
