The project focuses on supporting Rajkot city to identify and implement interventions to check the urban heat island effect under the framework of an Urban Cooling Plan. The project is supported by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and implemented by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia (ICLEI SA) in close collaboration with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation. The project aims at carrying out technical assessments to study and analyze causes and factors leading to Urban Heat Island (UHI) in the city, followed by strategizing feasible interventions to create thermally comfortable environment for its citizens. This first of its kind study for Rajkot city provides a framework for a more comprehensive Urban Cooling Plan for Rajkot.
Framework for Urban Cooling Plan for Rajkot City, India
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