Offering students, scholars, practitioners, and the community Bridging scientific knowledge with practice through Explore Our Work Beyond Heatwaves: How Rising Temperatures Affect Our Health To keep global warming no more than 1.5°C - as called for in the Paris Agreement - greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach Net Zero by 2050. In the news May 16, 2024 Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment Fact Sheet Increasing the Climate Resilience of Health Systems Preparing facilities and supply chains for climate risks can ensure continuous, high-quality medical care Video Interview Mayor of Freetown on using trees to address heat Listen to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone detail the city's innovative approach to planting 1 million trees by 2024 Fact Sheet Connecting Streets to Reduce Cars Connected streets can increase transit options and improve quality of life for residents Sep162024 Seminar Series Urban Design for Transportation Equity 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces Article November 12, 2024 Many nations aren’t meeting their green health care commitments, study says In the news October 8, 2024 Warming world, deadly problem: Heat-related deaths are surging In the news October 7, 2024 Cities unprepared for the impact of climate change In the news September 26, 2024
Beyond Heatwaves: How Rising Temperatures Affect Our Health To keep global warming no more than 1.5°C - as called for in the Paris Agreement - greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach Net Zero by 2050. In the news May 16, 2024
Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment
Fact Sheet Increasing the Climate Resilience of Health Systems Preparing facilities and supply chains for climate risks can ensure continuous, high-quality medical care
Video Interview Mayor of Freetown on using trees to address heat Listen to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone detail the city's innovative approach to planting 1 million trees by 2024
Fact Sheet Connecting Streets to Reduce Cars Connected streets can increase transit options and improve quality of life for residents
Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces Article November 12, 2024
Many nations aren’t meeting their green health care commitments, study says In the news October 8, 2024