Heat waves are one of the most worrying consequences of climate change. Extreme heat is particularly alarming in cities, where it causes the urban heat island effect. We need to rapidly reduce gas emissions while reducing exposure and vulnerability and increasing the overall resilience and adaptive capacity of cities. The deployment of green and blue infrastructure is one of the most effective measures to counteract the urban heat island effect. However, a combination of various strategies adapted to local circumstances is the most powerful.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) policy brief focuses on how to address severe heat in cities and provides recommendations, best practices and analysis tools that can be used.
