Urban areas in South Asia are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change: heat waves, floods and rising air pollution. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) strategies offer sustainable solutions by leveraging natural processes to mitigate climate risks while enhancing urban resilience. The proposed project aims to strengthen urban climate resilience in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan by identifying and evaluating tailored ecosystem-based adaptation strategies, capacity building for sustainable urban planning and leading to policy recommendations on effective EbA strategies. Objectives of the study are to (i) assess and map vulnerable ecosystems in selected urban settings affected by climate change in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan, (ii) evaluate effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation strategies in improving climate resilience, ecosystem health and socio-economic outcomes, (iii) develop region-specific policy recommendations to promote EbA in urban planning (iv) empower stakeholders including policymakers, urban planners and local communities to strengthen their knowledge and skills in adopting and implementing EbA practices. This will help mitigate the impacts of climate change, providing new opportunities to build awareness among stakeholders, develop tailored EbA strategies, draft policy recommendations for urban planners, and facilitate international collaborations and training of young researchers on new dimensions of EbA strategies for vulnerable urban ecosystems.