City and local government

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1. 1

   What is heat doing in our city?

   Twelve city profiles: the kind of heat, the plan in place and the cycles at work.

   Then: See your country’s snapshot

2. 2

   What happens to our power, water and clinics?

   Stress-test a city’s systems through a five-day heatwave, and see which protection helps most.

   Then: See who holds each part up

3. 3

   What can we do this season?

   Actions by setting, each with who acts and what keeps it working.

   Read first: A heat-resilient market

   Then: Choose cooling for each setting

4. 4

   How have other places done it?

   Plans from Ahmedabad, Thane, Tamil Nadu, Singapore and Dhaka.

   Read first: Ahmedabad · Thane, ward by ward

   Then: See what past heatwaves changed

5. 5

   Which actions fit together here?

   Choose your place, add actions, and see what they could help interrupt, what each depends on and who acts.

   Then: Turn it into a six-step plan

6. 6

   How do we turn this into a plan?

   Six steps, from who you protect to the alerts that switch actions on.

   Then: Agree who does what

7. 7

   How will we pay for it?

   What needs paying for, when money is needed, and what has been tried.

   Then: Follow the money

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   How could you take part?

   Share what your city is trying, and what you need. Common Shade is a collaborative: shade is something we hold up together.

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