Session

As climate change accelerates, cities face mounting pressures from extreme weather, rising temperatures, and rapid urbanization that threaten their livability and resilience. This track explores innovative adaptation strategies for urban and metropolitan areas, emphasizing nature-based solutions, urban design interventions, and disaster risk reduction. Key topics include mitigating urban heat islands, enhancing biodiversity, improving water management, and strengthening social and institutional capacity to respond to climate risks. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and the integration of ecological, social, and technological perspectives, the session examines cutting-edge frameworks, real-world case studies, and policy-driven approaches that bridge research and implementation, fostering climate-responsive urban environments capable of addressing future challenges sustainably and adaptively.