This project investigates how digital technologies can enhance urban heat resilience across Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, regions that are facing rapidly rising temperatures due to urbanization, the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, and accelerating climate change. Extreme heat already threatens health, livelihoods, infrastructure, and environmental systems, particularly for vulnerable groups such as informal settlement residents, outdoor workers, pregnant women, the elderly, and children.

The initiative explores how digital tools, including early warning systems, geospatial and thermal mapping platforms, IoT sensors, fintech solutions, and digital cooling innovation can help cities anticipate, monitor, and respond to extreme heat. Through six in-depth case studies, the project identifies barriers, enablers, and opportunities for scaling inclusive and impactful digital technologies that enhance heat resilience.