After about 30 days post participation in the ASEAN Climate Leadership Academy, I have had time to reflect on the real lessons learned from those three days of active engagement.  We often think that the “developed” world has the answers, or will be the ones to promulgate solutions, to major issues like climate adaptation in the face of rapid urbanization.  What was apparent after speaking with my peers from the ASEAN cities represented at the Academy, is simply that we, here in the US, are not far ahead – if ahead at all – on adequately addressing these issues.  There are many lessons we need to learn from our ASEAN peers.  Only through collaborative efforts, like CityLinks, will we create the understanding and tools to address the issues of climate adaptation on a global level.