Overview
- The city has earmarked several hundred million euros for accelerated heatproofing measures including green shade installations and building insulation.
- Currently under way are renovations of hundreds of schools and kindergartens to add better insulation and outdoor shaded areas.
- Paris will refurbish 5,000 social housing units each year with modern windows, shutters and shading systems to shield vulnerable residents.
- Its urban cooling network, powered by Seine water, is expanding and aims to connect 300 additional public buildings—such as schools, hospitals and nursing homes—by 2042.
- Dozens of drinking fountains are being fitted with misting systems and scores of public rooftops will be painted white or greened to cut heat absorption.