Staying Cool: Strengthening the Heat Resilience of Vulnerable Communities

Commenced on

1 October 2024

ongoing

PI

NEO Harvey (LKYCIC, SUTD)

Co-PI

CHNG Samuel (LKYCIC, SUTD), ZHENG Kai (ASD, SUTD) , LEE Jason (NUS)

Team

LI Yunjing (Jennifer), CHAN Hian May Sarah, DU Yuting Flora, NAING Khant Min, TAY Yi Xuan (LKYCIC, SUTD), DAO Joshua Wei Sim, TAN Pearl, TAN Gerald (NUS)

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5 result(s)
Towards a climate resilient citizenry: Population household study for understanding experience of urban heat in Singapore
2026, Climate Resilient Citizenry. Towards a climate resilient citizenry: Population household study for understanding experience of urban heat in Singapore (Technical report)., https://www.sutd.edu.sg/lkycic/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2026/05/CRC-WG1-Technical-Report_Final.pdf
Understanding shared experience of urban heat and climate change: Citizens’ dialogue on household heat management and levers for support
2026, Understanding shared experience of urban heat and climate change: Citizens’ dialogue on household heat management and levers for support (Technical report)., https://www.sutd.edu.sg/lkycic/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2026/05/CRC-WG3-Technical-Report_Final.pdf
Private Cooling, Urban Heat, and the Limits of Collective Climate Action in Tropical Cities
Borzino, N., Chng, S., Chan, S., Naing, K. M., Tay, Y. X., & Neo, H., 2026, Private Cooling, Urban Heat, and the Limits of Collective Climate Action in Tropical Cities, Sustainable Cities and Society, 107444, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107444
Conditioned comfort: A multi-scalar analysis of residential heat adaptation in the tropical city-state of Singapore
Chan, S., Sim J. D. W., Borzino, N., Li, Y., Naing, K. M., Tan, P. M. S., Tay, Y. X., Du, Y., Chng, S., Lee, J. K. W., Zheng, K. & Neo, H., 2026, Conditioned comfort: A multi-scalar analysis of residential heat adaptation in the tropical city-state of Singapore, Urban Climate, 103015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2026.103015
Chronic humid heat as a labour-capacity constraint: WBGT-based stress tests for tropical economies
Borzino, N., Otto, M. & Lee, J. K. W., 2026, Chronic humid heat as a labour-capacity constraint: WBGT-based stress tests for tropical economies, Climatic Change, 179, (133), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-026-04228-y