Peer review of the draft Local action plan to prevent and mitigate urban heat island risks and vulnerabilities in the City of Kranj at UIRS

Within the Be Ready project (INTERREG Danube Region Programme), a peer review of the draft Local action plan to prevent and mitigate urban heat island risks and vulnerabilities in the City of Kranj was conducted at the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (UIRS) on 14 May 2026 in Ljubljana (Slovenia).

The draft was presented by Nataša Beltran (ENVIRODUAL), followed by a discussion involving project partners from the UIRS, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STUBA) and the City of Kranj. The discussion focused on improving the proposed measures and ensuring their alignment with local strategic documents.

Particular emphasis was devoted on linking the Local action on urban heat islands in the City of Kranj developed within the Be Ready project (INTERREG Danube Region Programme), with the Action plan on climate change adaptation of the City of Kranj prepared within the CICADA4CE project (INTERREG Central Europe Programme). In this context, the need for integrated approaches combining technical, ecological and social aspects was highlighted.

The peer review contributed to the further improvement of the Action Plan and supported knowledge exchange among project partners.

Foto: Barbara Mušič (UIRS)