associated with 83 heat waves have been recorded since the beginning of this century. In 2020 alone, extreme temperature disasters resulted in 6,388 recorded deaths. While climate change is increasing temperatures globally, cities are at particularly high risk from excess heat. Cities are growing rapidly in areas and populations. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in cities, with 90 percent of urban growth occurring...
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2023/02/09
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2023/02/09
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Piloting Nature-based Solutions for Urban Cooling : Overview
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World Bank.
Piloting Nature-based Solutions for Urban Cooling : Overview (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099043202092327355