Title page

Contents

Acknowledgement 6

Purpose and Audience 7

CHAPTER 1. Why It Matters? 9

CHAPTER 2. City Responses 13

2.1. Targeted Actions 13

2.2. Integrated Actions 17

2.3. Prepared Systems and Institutions 18

CHAPTER 3. The World Bank's Responses 23

3.1. Summary of Heat-Related Work 23

3.2. A Portfolio Review of World Bank Investments 25

CHAPTER 4. Going Forward: Recommendations 39

4.1. A Catalogue of Potential Investments 39

4.2. Avenues for Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda 44

4.3. Concluding Remarks 46

Annex: Heat-Relevant Projects in the Portfolio Review 48

References 52

Table 1.1. Worker Protection by Risk Level under Korea's Comprehensive Heatwave Response Plan 16

Table 3.1. Categorization of Projects 27

Table 4.1. Catalogue of Possible Investment Activities 42

Figure 1.1. Global Near-Ground Atmospheric Temperature since 1880 10

Figure 2.1. A List of Relevant Investment Activities for Addressing Urban Heat 14

Figure 3.1. Portfolio Review Process 26

Figure 3.2. Overview of Project Types 28

Figure 3.3. Trends in Heat-Relevant and Heat-Potential Projects 28

Figure 3.4. Number of Identified Projects by Type and Region 29

Figure 3.5. Investment Activities in Heat-Relevant and Heat-Potential Projects under the TIP Framework 30

Boxes

Box 3.1. Türkiye Earthquake, Floods and Wildfires Emergency Reconstruction Project (P176608) 34

Box 3.2. GEF7: Green and Carbon Neutral Cities (P173316) 35

Box 3.3. Strengthening Climate Resilience in Burkina Faso (P164078) 36