Beating the heat in South African cities

Beating the heat in South African cities: Lessons from a citizen ...

They engaged local residents in a citizen science campaign to map exactly which neighborhoods face the brunt of rising temperatures.

How Cities are Beating the (Urban) Heat | UrbanShift

In January of this year, the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa endured a historically brutal day of heat: one day ...

South Africa: Heat mapping plan aims to help keep citizens cool

A recent study by the National Treasury Cities Support Programme and the World Bank found that in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, most ...

South Africa - GFDRR

Engaging the local community to tackle urban extreme heat in Cape Town, South Africa. Learn More. Blog. Beating the heat in South African cities: Lessons from a ...

Urban Heat Stress Is Another Disparity in the World's Most Unequal ...

South African shantytowns are far hotter than wealthy city suburbs. ... Noluthando Geja isn't looking forward to summer. The unemployed 44-year- ...

Extreme Heat in South African Cities: From Assessment to Action

In March 2024, community volunteers from Tshwane, Cape Town and Buffalo City (with support from the National Treasury and World Bank) ...

Citizen science project maps heat stress in Johannesburg - VITO

Heat monitoring for cities, where a distinction can be made at neighbourhood level, is still in its infancy in Africa. VITO is now changing ...

How to adapt your city to extreme heat - C40 Knowledge Hub

Cooling centres are public or private spaces such as libraries, museums or parks, which cities set up temporarily to provide cooling shelter for citizens. Cool ...

Surviving the South African Summer: Tips for Enjoying Activities in ...

Seek Water-Based Adventures: One of the best ways to beat the summer heat in South Africa is by indulging in water-based activities. Whether it's kayaking along ...

[Partnership Days @UR24] South Africa: Tackling Extreme Heat

, about the role of communities in heat mapping and monitoring the local heat conditions in the city ... Daniel Sullivan, Director of Resilience ...

South Africa: Residents of Johannesburg struggle to cope as ...

"In the city of Jo'burg we mostly have areas which are informal. In those areas we find river streams, so when we have heatwaves, ...

Nick Jones no LinkedIn: Beating the heat in South African cities

Honoured to co-author this summary of the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Urban Heat Assessment with Mzukisi Gwata and Is'haaq Akoon, ...

Africa: Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat in cities

Our recent study in Akure, south-west Nigeria, shows that poor residents in informal neighbourhoods experience higher heat exposure, compared to ...

Climate change makes life harder: in South Africa it's likely to bring ...

Farm workers will be exposed to more extreme temperatures working outside and others will suffer from heat stress in their living and working ...

Rising Temperatures, Rising Solutions: South Asia's Path to Heat ...

... South Asian cities, and implementing strategies aimed at strengthening urban heat resilience. ... beat the heat. According to UNICEF's 2021 ...

Cities will feel the heat from climate change - The Mail & Guardian

South Africa's urban areas are at risk of the urban heat island effect, said Tirusha Thambiran, a senior researcher at the CSIR. She described ...

Climate Change In South Africa: 21 Stunning Facts About South ...

According to the South African Government in 2015, if the global temperature ... A majority of South African cities are unequal with limited ...

Africa: Cooler Solutions for Urban Cities That are Feeling the Heat ...

Green roofs can protect cities from climate change. ... Cape Town — The climate crisis is no longer a future concern. It has already begun.

'Beat the heat with cool zones' – The Mail & Guardian

“Within the climate change and health world in South Africa, heat ... “This is concerning as air pollution levels in some cities of South Africa ...

10 ways to beat the heat in Cape Town

... South Easter dies down a bit, the skies are clear, and the hot African sun heats up the city. Here are 10 ways you can stay cool on those ...