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Evita Rodrigues, May 09, 2025
The Community-Driven Heat Solutions Compendium brings together 40 locally-led strategies from across the Global South to tackle extreme heat. It highlights how communities are adapting through nature-based, behavioural, infrastructural, technological, advocacy and governance solutions. Designed as a living resource, it aims to inspire action, inform policy, and center grassroots innovation in climate adaptation.
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Given the imminent and gargantuan nature of the challenge, this article draws from expert analyses to propose certain solutions that can be applied to urban cities, especially in the Global South.
As India grapples with extreme urban heat, the demand for and usage of air conditioners is skyrocketing. This growth in energy consumption for cooling is harming India’s ambitious net zero targets. How can we combat urban heat while meeting our growing cooling needs more sustainably?
Developing and least developed countries are highly vulnerable to extreme heat due to higher population densities, limited resources, and lower socio-economic capabilities. Leveraging local knowledge can play a major role in building community-level resilience.