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October 24, 2023 – October 25, 2023
9:00 AM

Urban Thinkers Campus: Heat Stress Resilience – Translating Strategy into Urban Climate Action

UHPH-MENA, in collaboration with GIZ Egypt, RUPD Gbr, Cairo University, and TU-Berlin, co-organized this 2-day event that brought together over 100 experts from across the region to discuss urban heat stress.

Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel Urban Thinkers Campus

Activities

Research project

Improving Resilience to Extreme Heat Vulnerabilities in Cairo

This study is a collaboration between Cardiff University, Cairo University, UDF, and UHPH-MENA. It will examine urban heat exposure in Cairo through satellite remote-sensing data and by delving into specific urban case-studies. Additionally, it will collect data on local heat-perceptions and socio-cultural practices related to living with heat.

September 30, 2024
Egypt