HEAT-ADAPT
- Challenge:SDG 13: Climate Action
- Co-Funders:Irish Aid
- Phase:Concept
- Team Lead:Dr Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, University College Dublin
- Partner Country Team Lead:Dr Elinorata Mbuya, Ardhi University
- Team Co-Lead:Prof. Francesco Pilla, University College Dublin
- Societal Impact Champion:Msololo Onditi, Forum on Climate Change (FORUMCC)
Funders
Co-funded by: Irish Aid
More than five million people per year die of heat stress linked to the higher temperatures caused by climate change. In Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, 70% of the population are socio-economically weak and live in one of more than one hundred informal settlements with high heat exposure and low adaptive capacity – putting them at risk for heat stress. Our question is whether green infrastructure to regulate climate can be developed to work in this urban environment.
HEAT-ADAPT is a grassroots project to engage stakeholders and beneficiaries to design nature-based solutions such as exterior greening and community cooling centres. These adaptations are evidence-based, socially inclusive, cheap and fit for their purpose. We will integrate them into informal communities to enhance the resilience and heat adaptive capacity of these areas, along with other benefits.