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How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

The City Fix

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

The City Fix

Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to.

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6 places with future-friendly heat solutions

Grist

Cool roofs lowering home temperatures in India: The city of Ahmedabad was the first in India to develop a heat action plan, following a devastating heat wave in 2010. The plan has been through several iterations over the past decade — and one of the latest initiatives is a focus on “cool roofs.”

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The Power of Multistakeholder Collaboration in Creating More Equitable and Sustainable Cities

The City Fix

The latest UN climate conference, COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, was a significant one for cities in many respects. Delegates established a new fund to help vulnerable countries deal with loss and damages from climate impacts, and some of.

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Big and Small Steps to Beat the Heat

The City Fix

It’s an island no one in their right mind wants to be on, but sadly many of us increasingly find ourselves due to global warming. Heat islands” are a concept British climatologist Gordon Manley came up with way back in.

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4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

The City Fix

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and more. Poor countries and communities who have contributed the least to causing the climate crisis.