CDRI has established a Community of Practice (CoP) focused on extreme heat resilience in public transport systems, leveraging the knowledge and experience of experts and practitioners from various countries. This cross-sector collaboration ensured that the solutions are inclusive, contextually relevant, and implementable.

The recommendations in this document adopt a systems approach and can be applied across a range of cities with different climates, socio-economic conditions, and infrastructure maturity. Resilient and sustainable ways of cooling can contribute to other public goals such as improved human health, enhanced productivity, better stormwater management, improved air quality, reduced pressure on the city’s electricity system, and lower GHG emissions (Khosla et al., 2020). Urban cooling, especially through passive methods, can also help countries achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accord.