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Call for Beat the Heat Conference 2026: Abstract Submission

This year’s “Beat the Heat” conference brings together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to jointly tackle the challenges posed by urban heat and explore pathways towards climate-resilient cities.

Beat the Heat Conference 2026
Beat the Heat Conference 2026
Beat the Heat Conference 2026Image: OCCR
Image: OCCR

By putting a special focus on societal engagement and outreach, the conference offers an opportunity to present and discuss insights from various disciplines, initiatives, and projects concerned with the interactions between cities, climate change, and society. The conference aims to offer a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking to strengthen the exchange among the Swiss research, services, and implementation community.

Abstracts must be submitted online: https://www.conftool.com/bth2026.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 12 June 2026

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