Urban Oasis for Adaptation to Climate Change: Analysis of Climate Adaptation Plans (CAP) around the world
Bruna Dallaverde Sousa, Daniel Felipe Outa Yoshida, Denise Helena Silva Duarte*
Universidade De São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
DOI: 10.62744/CATE.45273.1175-424-432
Email: dhduarte@me.com, dhduarte@usp.br
Abstract:
Driven by climate change, especially the increase in the occurrence of heat waves around the world, this work has the objective of systematizing the municipal climate adaptation plans collected according to the criteria outlined in the document Measuring Benefits of Urban Heat Adaptation published in March 2021 by the C40 Group of Major Cities for Climate Leadership. The main results show that out of 259 documents raised, only 154 effectively correspond to Climate Adaptation Plans, as most of these documents are American. Among the actions proposed by C40, mention of mitigation is present in all documents, through the guideline aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The second most mentioned action refers to green infrastructure at 75%. However, it is important to highlight two other actions: heatwave response planning and development of cooling places are mentioned in only 44% and 34% of the analysed documents respectively. In particular, actions related to cooling places, such as grey built-up structures and water features appear only in more recent plans, mainly since 2015. Therefore, due to the current demand the readaptation of public spaces through the design of a network of refrigeration spaces distributed throughout the city is urgent.
Keywords: Climate Change, Climate Adaptation Plans, Heat Waves, Cooling Places