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Be Ready – Urban Heat Islands resilience, preparedness and mitigation:
Be Ready (UrBan hEat islands REsilience, prepAreDness and mitigation strategY) is a transnational cooperation project under the Interreg Danube Region Programme supporting cities and regional authorities in strengthening preparedness, resilience, and adaptive capacity against urban heat island (UHI) effects driven by climate change. The project brings together partners across the Danube region to develop, test, and implement context-sensitive mitigation strategies — combining ecosystem-based solutions, innovative tools, and stakeholder engagement.
Central to the project are small-scale, high-impact interventions (“green”, “white”, and “blue acupuncture”), participatory pilot actions, and strategic frameworks that enhance urban planning, climate adaptation, and policy integration at local and regional levels. Be Ready fosters cross-sectoral cooperation and knowledge exchange to improve urban climate resilience and evidence-based decision-making across partner cities.
Be Ready addresses urban heat island resilience with ecosystem‑based adaptation measures and co‑designed climate strategies, enhancing capacity for social innovation and social entrepreneurship in urban resilience planning.
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OUTPUTS:
• Jointly developed methodologies and toolkits for UHI risk assessment, data analysis, and city-level modelling.
• Co-designed UHI mitigation solutions tested and peer-reviewed by pilot cities.
• Common strategy and action plans for improving climate change preparedness and resilience among local and regional authorities.
• Policy recommendations for integrating UHI mitigation measures into urban planning and governance.
• Virtual training programme and awareness-raising campaigns implemented across 12 countries.
• Interactive digital Climate Sandbox readiness tool supporting planning and innovation adoption.
• Mapping reports and knowledge resources capturing good practices, mitigation options, and implementation insights.
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PROGRAMME:
Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027
Partners & Countries involved: 19 core partners + 9 associated partners across Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary
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