21.06.2023

ECCA conference 21 June: Heat stress, urban cooling: solutions and inequities

Heat stress events are increasing due to climate change, particularly in urban areas. Factors like population densities and the urban heat island effect contribute to intensified heat exposure. This session shares European research experiences, case studies, and methodologies to understand heat stress risks and develop mitigation strategies, with audience interaction and collaborative problem-solving.

Heat stress events are increasing due to climate change, particularly in urban areas. Factors like population densities and the urban heat island effect contribute to intensified heat exposure. This session shares European research experiences, case studies, and methodologies to understand heat stress risks and develop mitigation strategies, with audience interaction and collaborative problem-solving.

 

Presentations: 

  1. Addressing inequities in exposures and vulnerability, Kristin Aunan (CICERO)  

  2. Climate service to better understand past and future heatwave phenomena at regional and local scales in Europe, Nieves Peña Cerezo (TECNALIA) 

  3. Combining meteorological, social, and environmental indicators to identify and prioritize project locations for mitigating heat stress in urban areas, Stephanie Erwin (AUAS) 

  4. Review of heat resilient measures, Muriel Desgeorges (ADEME) 

Full program of the ECCA conference can be found here: ECCA2023