Extreme heat this summer has indicated the need for a robust urban cooling system. It shows an urgent need to build community cooling centres which can be accessed by the most vulnerable groups such as the urban poor, women and elderly. 

To understand the challenges and solutions for urban cooling in Indian cities, Suno India’s Sneha Richhariya spoke to Abhiyant Tiwari, who is the lead climate resilience and health consultant at National Research Development Corporation or NRDC India. He talks about the feasibility and scalability of cooling strategies like community cooling centres and district cooling systems, and effective integration of cooling measures in city planning.

<p dir="ltr">Extreme heat this summer has indicated the need for a robust urban cooling system. It shows an urgent need to build community cooling centres which can be accessed by the most vulnerable groups such as the urban poor, women and elderly. </p>
<p dir="ltr">To understand the challenges and solutions for urban cooling in Indian cities, Suno India’s <a href="https://x.com/richhariyasneha?lang=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/richhariyasneha?lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719911241534000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27qeZomonIHXKH2Q6ZjUyl">Sneha Richhariya</a> spoke to <a href="https://x.com/abhiyant_tiwari" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/abhiyant_tiwari&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719911241534000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3u8J-WcOOUwEBoKtdHcBzg">Abhiyant Tiwari</a>, who is the lead climate resilience and health consultant at National Research Development Corporation or <a href="https://nrdcindia.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nrdcindia.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719911241534000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Ox1GCVOdMF-_pB2efhdNc">NRDC India</a>. He talks about the feasibility and scalability of cooling strategies like community cooling centres and district cooling systems, and effective integration of cooling measures in city planning.</p>

In India, every year, the summers are getting longer, the winters harsher and the downpours intense. Floods in Assam, droughts in Tamil Nadu and growing problem of water scarcity in many states are no longer an abnormality but the new reality!There is an urgency to solve the problems caused by human induced climate change and to understand and find solutions before it is late. This is Climate Emergency and we will bring to fore and discuss the growing impact of climate change. We will also highlight and celebrate climate champions- individuals and communities who are undoing the damage done so far

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