As the Climate Warms, Cities Need to Harness the Power of Nature for Cooling allafrica: Africa AfricaClimateHope
, aimed at providing low-tech, but energy-efficient passive cooling solutions to communities. A cool roof deflects sunlight thus absorbing less solar energy. The benefits of cool roofs include energy savings, cost savings, improved roof and equipment life, and a short payback period.
WWF Global Lead for Climate and Energy, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal said that"we have come to COP27 at a time of global crisis, but these crises are a reason to increase our climate ambition, not reduce it. The Challenge's goal - scaling up nature-based solutions to tackle climate change impacts in cities - is an important one.
According to Usher, countries around the world have endured scorching weather. Heat waves can have deadly health and economic impacts which are amplified for the 1.1 billion urban or rural poor without access to cooling. Our children, the elderly, those with chronic illnesses, the 1 billion workers who spend long periods of time indoors, very large numbers, very large effects. Heat-related deaths globally have increased by two-thirds over the last two decades.
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