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M a r c h 2 0 2 6 © 2026 The World Bank1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet:www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product of The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressedin this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the data includedin this work and does not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, or discrepancies in theinformation, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to use the information, methods,processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, links/footnotes and Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages disseminationof its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: “Jones, Nicholas K.W.,Shreya Bansal, Carlyn Mann, andChandan Deuskar.2026. Urban Heat:Planning and Implementing Investments for Heat Resilience.City Climate Finance Gap Fund Technical Note. © World Bank.” Anyqueriesonrightsandlicenses,includingsubsidiaryrights,shouldbeaddressedtoWorldBankPublications,TheWorldBank,1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433,USA;fax:202-522-2625; Urban Heat:Planning and Implementing Contents 1. From Heat Risk Assessment to Investment Planning..................................................................22. Identifying Priority Entry Points for Action................................................................................43. Core Investments for Urban Heat Resilience...............................................................................73.1 Protecting People During Extreme Heat...............................................................................83.2 Reducing Heat Exposure in the Built Environment..............................................................123.3 Making Infrastructure Heat Resilient..................................................................................14 4. Illustrative Investment Pathways..............................................................................................185. Delivering Heat Resilience Investments in Practice.................................................................20References................................................................................................................................25Annex 1: A Menu of Priority Investments to Manage Urban Heat Risks..........................................26Annex 2: Getting Started–A Practical Action Checklist...............................................................28 1. From Heat Risk Assessment to Investment Planning Background and Relationship to Companion Guidance This Technical Note builds directly on the Urban Heat Risk Assessment Technical Note, whichfocuses on diagnosing heat hazards, exposure, and impacts in urban areas. In many cities, theanalytical understanding of extreme heat has advanced rapidly, supported by improved climate This note responds to a different, but closely related, challenge. Its purpose is not to further assessor quantify heat risks, but to support cities in translating existing evidence into concrete, investableactions and project concepts. It is intended for contexts where the need to act on heat is already Urban Heat: Common Gaps Between Risk Assessment and Investment Planning Despite growing awareness and increasingly strong analytical evidence, efforts to address urbanheat often stall after the assessment stage. This is rarely due to lack of concern or technicalunderstanding. More commonly, it reflects structural and administrative constraints that make heat Extreme heat cuts across multiple sectors simultaneously, affecting health, public space, buildings,transport, energy, and water systems. Responsibility is therefore fragmented, and no single agencytypically has clear ownership. Heat risks also do not align neatly with standard budget lines or capitalinvestment categories, making them hard to position within existing planning, appraisal, and As a result, heat risks are oftenrecognizedbut remain weakly embedded in investment pipelines,even in cities with robust diagnostics and clear evidence of harm.Addressing extreme heat in citiesis fundamentally an investment and implementation challenge, not only a technical or environmental Effective action requires choices about visibility and political feasibility,integration intocapitalplanningprocesses, and clarity of institutional roles. Technical effectiveness alone is rarelysufficient tomobilizeinvestment.Approaching heat resilience through the lens of investment This framing also supports engagement with development partners, by translating heat concerns