Cooling Hot Cities

08/2021 | Educational material

Trees can mitigate urban heat and increase a city's adaptive capacity. This case study documents two parallel tree planting and educational initiatives in Dar es Salaam and Moshi. It highlights that in order to derive benefits from mature trees, people have to invest in their growth and care.

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