Data-Driven Resilience: Using Sensor Networks and Thermal Imaging to Monitor Heat-Related Data in Dortmund Located in the northwest of Germany, the city of Dortmund has not yet suffered from extreme ... Adaptation case study 23.12.2025 Visit story
A whole-society approach: How Cork City engaged businesses and community groups through Local Green Deals Cork, in collaboration with its Chamber of Commerce, signed twelve Local Green Deals (LGDs) with a ... Collaboration with SMEs Citizen Engagement case study 24.11.2025 Visit story
Integrating adaptation in the design of the metro of Copenhagen The Copenhagen metro system integrates climate change adaptation in its line design, implementing ... Mobility Adaptation case study 14.11.2025 Visit story Climate ADAPT
How does Paris keep it cool? As heatwaves become more frequent and intense across Europe, cities are under pressure to provide ... Heating and Cooling Mitigation case study 23.09.2025 Visit story Euroheat & Power
Local Integrated Action Plan in Águeda The municipality of Águeda developed a Local Integrated Action Plan (PLAI) to address local ... Citizen Engagement Adaptation Mitigation case study 17.09.2025 Green Leaf Visit story Green City Accord
Athens Hits Refresh: Beating the Heat with Urban Cooling Solutions Athens is tackling extreme heat by transforming its neighborhoods. From shaded squares and cooling ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 03.09.2025 Visit story
Local Integrated Action Plan in Vantaa In Vantaa, a strategic programme tackles biodiversity loss, invasive species and climate pressures. ... Citizen Engagement Nature-Based Solutions case study 29.08.2025 Visit story Green City Accord
Galicia’s regional Covenant: harnessing local climate action to raise regional ambitions In pursuit of ambitious climate targets, the regional government of Galicia is leveraging its role ... Multilevel Governance blog article 04.08.2025 Visit story
Rivoli Veronese shows how to deliver local value for fairer renewables Rivoli Veronese shows fair, local renewables can power communities and economies in a small ... Renewables Energy Communities Energy Efficiency Mitigation blog article 04.08.2025 Visit story
Reducing impermeability in Sète’s schoolyards to fight urban heat islands Sète’s Mediterranean climate brings longer, more intense heatwaves. To lower air temperature and ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Developing Orléans' Tree Heritage Orléans, a city of over 100 000 inhabitants with 80% of its area artificialised, has worked since ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
The Alpha, an exemplary geothermal installation in Angoulême A strategic element in the redevelopment of the train station and Houmeau districts, the Alpha Media ... Extreme Heat Heating and Cooling Adaptation Mitigation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
The new green lung of Metz: La Forêt des Ponts La Forêt des Ponts is a rehabilitation project transforming a former military wasteland located ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Lorient faces urban overheating: A map for better city planning Following the intense heatwaves of summer 2022, Lorient launched a study to identify the areas most ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Wangari Muta Maathai, the first micro-forest in Bordeaux In March 2021, the triangular square located between Billaudel, Fieffé, and Françin streets ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Nantes: Survey on Residents’ Vulnerability for Tailor-Made Solutions to Extreme Heat A survey of 1,300 Nantes residents explored the impact of the 2022 summer heatwave on health and ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Grenoble deploys measurement network to map urban heat islands As part of its Climate Plan, the City of Grenoble launched a study to map the urban heat island ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
An urban highway transformed into a green corridor in Lyon Once known as an “urban highway,” Garibaldi Street in Lyon has been transformed into a green ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
The Marcel David School: An Island of Freshness in Échirolles The courtyard of the Marcel David School in Échirolles was redesigned to combat the urban heat ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Saint-Omer organises the resistance of its schoolyards to thermal stress Urban heat is no longer just a southern problem. Northern cities are also feeling the heat, and ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.07.2025 Visit story Plus Fraîche Ma Ville
Climate Itineraries: Cornellà's innovative approach for vulnerable communities Cornellà de Llobregat leads the way with 'Climate Itineraries,' co-designing pathways to ensure ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation blog article 16.07.2025 Visit story
Community planting initiatives in Vilnius, the greenest city in the making People in Vilnius love planting trees and greening their neighbourhoods. Every spring and autumn the ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 04.07.2025 Visit story
Gothenburg’s Journey to Fossil-Free District Heating and Cooling Gothenburg is turning up the heat on decarbonisation. With a growing population and climate ... Heating and Cooling Mitigation case study 30.06.2025 Visit story
Four pillars to Hamburg’s Green Roof Strategy: financial incentive, dialogue, regulation, and science In response to climate change, one of Hamburg’s objectives is to become greener, in the city and on ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 27.06.2025 Visit story Climate ADAPT
On the path to a cleaner heating system in Celje As Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, Celje is taking bold steps to decarbonise its district heating ... Heating and Cooling Mitigation case study 27.06.2025 Visit story
Refreshing Strasbourg to improve quality of life and protect people Strasbourg is prioritising action on extreme heat to ensure and foster the wellbeing of Strasbourg’s ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 26.06.2025 Visit story
Powering Bjæverskov Together: A Citizen-Driven Approach to District Heating Bjæverskov, a small town in Køge Municipality, is advancing local climate action with a new fossil ... Heating and Cooling Mitigation case study 19.06.2025 Visit story
Breathing LIFE into Lisbon through enhanced urban green infrastructure Projections of increasing temperatures and decreasing average of annual rainfall over this century ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation blog article 16.06.2025 Visit story LIFE LUNGS
Valencia’s Climate Shelters Network Valencia is building a heat-resilient city through a network of climate shelters, low-tech cooling ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 12.06.2025 Visit story
Nature-Based Solutions for Cooling Ghent Ghent, a city in East Flanders, Belgium, is increasingly exposed to heat stress, rising temperatures ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 12.06.2025 Visit story BeBrit Project
Cool Spots in Antwerp To combat rising urban heat, Antwerp launched a bold “Cool Spots” strategy—combining quick relief ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 06.06.2025 Visit story
Szeged implements Europe’s Largest Geothermal District Heating Renovation Szeged, Hungary’s third-largest city, is on a mission to cut 40% of its GHG emissions by 2030. At ... Heating and Cooling Mitigation case study 06.06.2025 Visit story
Regional coordination for better SECAP development in Gorenskja, Slovenia In 2018, all 18 municipalities of Gorenjska adopted a joint Sustainable Energy and Climate Action ... Multilevel Governance Mitigation Adaptation case study 02.06.2025 Visit story
Keeping Rethymno’s public spaces fresh with bioclimatic design In the face of extreme heat, Rethymno, Greece, is taking bold steps to protect its residents and ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 02.06.2025 Visit story
Empowering municipalities: Wallonia’s model for multilevel governance to reach EU targets Wallonia coordinates 196 Belgian municipalities, enhancing their commitment to the Covenant of Mayor ... Multilevel Governance case study 14.05.2025 Visit story
Summer temperatures are rising: it’s time to adapt in Lille Metropole This summer 2024, Lille Metropole (MEL) launched the first experimentations of its time-based ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 14.05.2025 Visit story European Urban Initiative
Paris Oasis Schoolyard Programme To address heatwave vulnerabilities, the city of Paris initiated the "OASIS" program, transforming ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 07.05.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Reggio Emilia’s Climate-Friendly Parks Reggio Emilia is transforming its green spaces. Through smart urban forestry, the city is turning ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 30.04.2025 Visit story
Heat Protection in Worms: Co-Creation, Advanced Trainings, and Funding Support for a Cooler Future In Worms, a dynamic Heat Action Plan and co-creation approach bring citizens, social institutions, ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 30.04.2025 Visit story
Creating a climate-resilient city by greening educational spaces in Poznań, Poland By implementing Nature-based Solutions, Poznań is transforming concrete jungles into vibrant green ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.04.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Green roofs on Vienna’s bus stops: 200 climate-adapted transport facilities and counting To combat heat stress for passengers, Vienna tested various green roof solutions for bus stops, ... Nature-Based Solutions Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 28.04.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Várzea Urban Park: An innovative climate adaptation project in the heart of Setúbal City, Portugal Setúbal's climate is becoming hotter and drier, a trend expected to intensify by the end of the ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 28.04.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Getafe’s innovative approach for addressing energy poverty and heatwaves In response to heatwaves, Getafe has worked on urban innovation processes at different scales ... Extreme Heat Energy Efficiency Citizen Engagement Building Renovation Adaptation Energy Poverty case study 17.04.2025 Visit story
Preparing Maribor for hotter days ahead through heat action planning Maribor is Slovenia's second largest city and serves as the economic, transport, cultural, ... Extreme Heat Nature-Based Solutions Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 15.04.2025 Visit story
Action for Outdoor Environment Adaptation in Seville Seville, one of Europe’s hottest cities, is on the frontline of climate adaptation. With rising heat ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 08.04.2025 Visit story
Turku's Bold Vision: Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2029 The Finnish city of Turku is taking bold steps to clean up its energy use. By cutting heating ... Heating and Cooling Renewables Energy Efficiency Mitigation case study 07.04.2025 Visit story
Refreshing the city of Toulouse, France To face increasing heat, Toulouse developed a comprehensive plan that centres around implementing ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Nature-Based Solutions Adaptation case study 29.03.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Adapting to the impacts of heatwaves in a changing climate in Botkyrka Botkyrka responded to increased heatwaves by Climatools program project, creating checklists for ... Extreme Heat Adaptation case study 29.03.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Tatabánya is addressing the impacts of urban heatwaves and forest fires with alert measures To reduce heatwave and wildfire impact, Tatabánya uses a proactive heat and UV alert system, along ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 28.03.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT
Protecting outdoor agricultural workers from extreme heat in Puglia In 2021, the Puglia region declared a public health emergency and enacted an ordinance to limit ... Extreme Heat Citizen Engagement Adaptation case study 28.03.2025 Visit story Climate-ADAPT