Objectives
- Support local, subnational, and national governments and financial institutions in reducing and adapting to extreme urban heat through sustainable cooling strategies.
- Raise awareness of extreme heat as a critical climate and equity issue.
- Build capacity to implement scalable and affordable solutions at multiple levels.
- Support integration into global and local climate policy frameworks.
Outputs
- Urban Heat & Cooling Action Plan Methodology: standard global approach for mapping vulnerability and developing action plans.
- Urban Transitions Mission support in alignment with national and city climate strategies.
- Subnational Global Cooling Pledge implementation.
- Extreme Heat & Critical Facilities Impact Assessment with focus on schools and health centres.
- Integration of passive cooling and nature-based solutions into urban design.
Co-Chairs
Facilitator: Minni Sastry, [email protected]