The Mayor of Matosinhos, Portugal, and member of the EU Covenant of Mayors Board, Luísa Salgueiro, shares how her city is leading with innovative, community-focused climate action.
In Sydney’s worst heatwaves, temperatures exceed 45°C and high heat can coincide with other hazards ...
Extreme Heat
Adaptation
blog article
04.06.2025
Medellín's green corridors have been lauded for their cooling and environmental benefits. How well ...
Extreme Heat
Adaptation
blog article
04.06.2025
In New York City, extreme heat contributes to more deaths than all other climate-related hazards ...
Extreme Heat
Adaptation
Mitigation
blog article
04.06.2025
In 2018, all 18 municipalities of Gorenjska adopted a joint Sustainable Energy and Climate Action ...
Multilevel Governance
Mitigation
Adaptation
case study
02.06.2025
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
Extreme heat often strains and overheats urban spaces and infrastructure, disrupting city activity. To ensure our cities and towns are not only liveable but also dynamic in a warmer climate, it's essential to redesign our urban spaces to #Refresh.
Heat Action Day on June 2nd is the day to raise awareness around the risks of extreme heat for which has become the deadliest climate threat to our communities and cities in Europe. Here is how your city can get involved.