Heat Stress Recording

Heatwaves are projected to become more likely, severe, and persistent with global warming. Urban populations, especially the poor and vulnerable population, will be disproportionately affected by heat stress, given their high exposure due to poor quality and overcrowded housing, informal outdoor work, and limited access to health and other essential services, and will have an impact on lives, health, and productivity.

As cities in Asia and the Pacific region grow, it is important to scale up investments to deal with heat stress, including through improved land use planning and urban design, climate-resilient housing and workspaces, improved access to basic services that adopt green and blue solutions, and improved access to health early warning systems.

This session discussed why it is important to increase attention on dealing with heat stress and pro-poor solutions that can be adopted at the household, community, and city levels.