Title page 1

Contents 3

1. From Heat Risk Assessment to Investment Planning 4

2. Identifying Priority Entry Points for Action 6

3. Core Investments for Urban Heat Resilience 9

3.1. Protecting People During Extreme Heat 10

3.2. Reducing Heat Exposure in the Built Environment 14

3.3. Making Infrastructure Heat Resilient 16

3.4. Embedding Heat Resilience into Policies and Institutions 19

4. Illustrative Investment Pathways 20

5. Delivering Heat Resilience Investments in Practice 22

References 27

Annex 1: A Menu of Priority Investments to Manage Urban Heat Risks 28

Annex 2: Getting Started - A Practical Action Checklist 30

Tables 7

Table 1. From Heat Risk Findings to Investment Entry Points 7

Table 2. Institutional Approaches to Heat Governance - Options and Trade-Offs 23

Figures 9

Figure 1. Timeframes for Key Heat Resilience Actions 9

Figure 2. Investments for Urban Heat Resilience 10

Figure 3. Urban Heat: Illustrative Investment Options at Different Budget Scales 22

Figure 4. Risk Management Cycle for Extreme Urban Heat 26

Boxes 5

Box 1. What are Heat Action Plans and Heat Early Warning Systems? 5