Flood disaster is one of the major natural disasters in China, due to the influence of monsoon climate, seasonal distribution of precipitation and unbalanced spatial distribution, urban flood disasters in China are prone to occur frequently, endangering the safety of life and property of urban residents, and also affecting the safe operation and sustainable development of cities. Therefore, the prevention and control of urban waterlogging is not only a major livelihood project, but also a major development project. In view of the repeated failures of urban waterlogging prevention and control in China, this paper analyzes the causes of urban waterlogging from four aspects: climate change, urban expansion, drainage system, and emergency rescue, analyzes the mechanism of urban waterlogging from the perspective of disaster system theory, and finally summarizes the coping strategies of urban waterlogging based on four aspects: stormwater management, institutional mechanism, engineering construction, and emergency management, in order to provide reference and reference for urban waterlogging control.