Fighting the heat
Meet the innovators making our super-heated cities liveable.
As climate change leads to global temperature rises, cities around the world are being faced with extreme levels of heat. This can bring whole cities to a halt, disrupt key infrastructure, and for the most vulnerable in society heat can be a killer.
But where there’s a problem, innovation is never far behind.
We meet the people who are trying to find solutions – from urban designers finding inspiration in ancient technologies to keep cities cool, to social projects offering simple solutions to vulnerable populations.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Sound Mix: Annie Gardiner
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: A hot child.
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- Tue 27 Jun 2023 07:06GMTÂ鶹ÊÓƵAV World Service
- Tue 27 Jun 2023 14:06GMTÂ鶹ÊÓƵAV World Service
- Tue 27 Jun 2023 17:06GMTÂ鶹ÊÓƵAV World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 27 Jun 2023 21:06GMTÂ鶹ÊÓƵAV World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa & Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Afghan Radio
- Mon 3 Jul 2023 02:06GMTÂ鶹ÊÓƵAV World Service
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