📢 Call for Abstracts: ICUC12 – 12th International Conference on Urban Climate 🌍

Join us in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 7 to 11 July 2025 for the 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12).
The conference theme, “Heritage as an Urban Climate Challenge,” explores the intersection of urban heritage—broadly defined as the entirety of our built environment—and climate resilience. Let’s collaborate to address how climate impacts cities and how urban heritage can contribute to a sustainable, resilient future.

🔑 Abstracts are invited for topics under these themes:
Urban Climate Processes & Methods
Hazards & Health
Urban Morphology, Planning & Design
Urban Energy Transition
Societal Engagement
We also welcome contributions to numerous Special Sessions that explore emerging topics and innovative approaches in urban climate research and practice.

🌟 Why submit?
Present your research, share innovative solutions, and connect with global experts shaping the future of urban climate science and policy.

Submit your abstract via: https://icuc12.eu

The abstract submission deadline is 31 January 2025, 13:00 CET.

See you next summer in Rotterdam!

We are calling for nominations for two new members of the Board of the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) for the term 2025 – 2028. This is to replace Simone Kotthaus (Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, France) and Melissa Hart (University of Tasmania, Australia) whose terms on the Board expire in 2024. We greatly thank Simone and Melissa for their commitment and outstanding contributions to IAUC while serving on the Board. Melissa will stay on the board as past conference host till ICUC12.

The Board is seeking new members eager to play an active role in the development of the Association and who reflect the diversity of our membership. The deadline for nominations is 31. October 2024, 23:59 (UTC).

The IAUC is committed to and promotes inclusive and equitable participation of a diverse community in its membership. Based on our diversity statement, we strongly encourage nominations of candidates who diversify the board in terms of fields of study, geographical location, gender, career stages etc. We thus particularly encourage nominations of young scholars, including graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

The nomination process will be conducted as described here: https://urban-climate.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/call_IAUC-board_2024_v1-1.pdf 

Greetings,

As climate risks in cities continue to grow, access to detailed, high-resolution urban climate data is more essential than ever. We’re excited to invite you to the launch of the Urban Climate Simulator, an innovative online on-demand service offering 100m-resolution urban climate data, developed by VITO:

When: 3 October 2024 | 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT+2)
Online: register now at Urban Climate Simulator launch event https://events.vito.be/urban-climate-simulator-launch-event

What to expect:

Live demo: See the Urban Climate Simulator in action
Use cases: Hear two real-world applications
UrbClim® Model: Discover the technology behind it from its inventor

Our Urban Climate Simulator provides detailed, hourly data and processed indicators such as temperature percentiles, tropical nights, heat-wave days, and more. It’s ideal for researchers, city officials, urban planners, and development agencies aiming to tackle urban climate challenges effectively.

Ready to explore city climate data today? The Urban Climate Simulator is already available for consultation, helping you make informed decisions about urban climate challenges: www.urban-climate.eu

Feel free to forward this to anybody you think could be interested. In case of any problem or doubt, do not hesitate to contact us at urbclim@vito.be or directly to filip.lefebre@vito.be.

Looking forward to see you at our launch event!

Best regards,

Filip Lefebre
VITO