A study on inclusive climate shelters in Barcelona

Executive summary by  Ana Terra Amorim-Maia

As climate impacts intensify, cities around the world are recognizing the urgent need to create climate shelters: spaces in public buildings or outdoors that offer thermal comfort during periods of extreme temperatures. But climate shelters are more than just a roof over someone’s head.

In this policy brief, available in Spanish and English, our researcher Ana Terra Amorim-Maia lays out a series of recommendations on how to create climate shelters that are both effective and inclusive. Based on a comprehensive study conducted in La Prosperitat neighborhood in Barcelona, ​​it is focused on the intersectional vulnerabilities of marginalized populations, who most often suffer the effects of climate change.

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