As another scorching summer sets in, the City of Miami is taking strategic action to protect its most vulnerable residents from the intensifying impacts of climate change.
Through funding from the C40 Cool Cities Network’s Heat, Health, and Equity Challenge Fund, the city is launching a new community-driven research and intervention project for the 2025 Extreme Heat Season.
About the project
Miami is part of a global coalition of cities confronting the climate crisis, known as C40 . The city’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS) recently received a C40 grant to partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement a heat-focused initiative with health and equity at its center.
In collaboration with The Miami Foundation, the initiative will include the installation