Policies and Plans

Barcelona’s Heat Plan 2025–2035 includes around fifty measures to reduce the urban heat island effect, improve the thermal comfort of buildings, protect the most vulnerable people, and strengthen emergency protocols, among others.

Barcelona’s Climate Action Plan 2018-2030 (Pla Clima) is the city’s strategic framework to combat climate change, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% per capita by 2030 (compared to 2005).

The Plan outlines the establishment of a heat-related Surveillance and Information System for the Community of Madrid, identifying temperature thresholds associated with increased health risks.

In 2004, Spain launched the National Plan for Preventive Actions Against the Effects of Excessive Heat on Health to reduce the potential impacts of high temperatures during the summer.

The main objective of the plan is to mitigate the negative impact of extreme temperatures on public health.

The Plan establishes a Surveillance and Information System that considers temperatures posing health risks in the geographical area of the Community of Madrid.

The Ministry of Health launched the National Plan for Preventive Actions on the Health Effects of Excessive Temperatures in 2004. Since then, the Plan has been activated every summer from June to September.

Since 2004, the National Plan Heat Action Plan has been activated every summer, between the months of June and September.