Support local, subnational, and national governments and financial institutions in reducing and adapting to extreme urban heat through sustainable cooling strategies.
Objectives
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.
Subnational Global Cooling Pledge implementation.
Urban Transitions Mission support in alignment with national and city climate strategies.
Extreme Heat & Critical Facilities Impact Assessment with focus on schools and health centers.
Integration of passive cooling and nature-based solutions into urban design.
Co-Chairs
Facilitator
Point of contact
Minni Sastry, Advisor, Extreme Heat & Sustainable Cooling, UNEP Cool Coalition