GHCF 2025 brought diverse perspectives to the table and fostered dialogue across sectors to shape long-term approaches to heat resilience
A collective commitment—GHCF 2025 brought together a global network united by the goal of building heat-resilient futures
Taking conversations from frameworks to action at GHCF 2025. Emphasizing enabling policies that turn heat resilience into on-ground impact
GHCF 2025 was a growing community of participants from across the Global South who came together to engage, exchange, and co-create pathways to resilience
GHCF 2025 and brought renewed focus on collaboration, implementation, and long-term resilience
GHCF 2025 convened government, practitioners, and innovators to bridge gaps and align on holistic heat resilience strategies
Capturing the energy, exchange, and shared purpose that defined GHCF 2025
A space for solutions—GHCF 2025 brought together ideas, people, and purpose under one roof
Leaders at GHCF 2025 called for a shift from fragmented responses to sustained, systemic solutions for extreme heat..
Leaders at GHCF 2025 called for a shift from fragmented responses to sustained, systemic solutions for extreme heat.
GHCF 2025 was a truly global dialogue that connected experiences and solutions across regions facing rising heat risks
GHCF 2025 created space to understand lived experiences and shape more inclusive responses
The interactive sessions focused on practical tools, local insights, and scalable solutions for heat adaptation1
Leaders at GHCF 2025 calling for a shift from fragmented responses to sustained, systemic solutions for extreme heat
GHCF 2025 was a growing community of participants from across the Global South who came together to engage, exchange, and co-create pathways to resilience1
Interactive sessions focused on practical tools, local insights, and scalable solutions for heat adaptation
GHCF 2025 fostered dialogue across sectors to shape integrated, long-term approaches to heat resilience
GHCF 2025 as a space for solutions, bringing ideas, people, and purpose under one roof
The interactive sessions focused on practical tools, local insights, and scalable solutions for heat adaptation2
Leaders at GHCF 2025 called for a shift from fragmented responses to sustained, systemic solutions for extreme heat1
About Global Heat and Cooling Forum
The Global Heat and Cooling Forum (GHCF) is a leading international platform advancing collaborative action to strengthen heat adaptation and climate-friendly cooling. The forum champions a solutions-oriented, equitable, and integrated approach that convenes governments, industry, communities, and experts to drive meaningful and lasting change.
With global temperatures continuing to rise, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, inflicting mounting damage to human health, productivity and economic systems. These impacts fall most heavily across the Global South, where a widening ‘heat divide’ leaves hundreds of millions without access to adequate cooling. Recognizing the urgency of coordinated, integrated action, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) launched the GHCF in 2025.
GHCF serves as both an annual convening and a year‑round platform that brings together the people, expertise, and ideas needed to advance practical, scalable approaches for extreme