The Climate Centre’s urban work focuses on supporting inclusive climate action in cities, where multiple risks such as climate change, conflict, and inequality converge. It provides guidance, research, and practical support to partners—including Red Cross Red Crescent actors, cities, and universities—to reduce impacts on vulnerable urban populations. Key priorities include urban heat, coastal risks, and small and medium enterprises. The Centre also develops tools like heatwave preparedness resources to help communities anticipate and respond to increasing climate-related risks in urban areas.
Programme manager
Roop Singh
Head of Urban & Attribution
Roop manages the urban and attribution portfolios, including leading our work on heat. She has worked for over a decade with NGOs, governments and businesses on climate risk and adaptation planning.
Team members
Ramiz Khan
Ramiz specializes in the intersection of cities, climate, and communities. With over a decade of experience engaging with local governments in more than 30 cities worldwide, he supports the advancement of subnational governance, humanitarian action, and transformative development. He holds multiple master’s degrees in environmental management, international cooperation and urban development. Since joining the Climate Centre in 2019, Ramiz has been involved in urban[..]
Aynur Kadihasanoglu
Aynur helps advance the climate change adaptation and extreme heat action in urban settings with a focus on innovative approaches, tools and methodologies aimed at scaling up our impact. Aynur is an urban planner with experience in the development and humanitarian fields.
Eddie Jjemba
Eddie Jjemba is an urban enthusiast and a seasoned facilitator with more ten years’ work on urban resilience projects in Africa behind him. He facilitates interactive workshops, conferences and trainings that inspire participatory decision-making. He holds a master’s degree in climate and society from Columbia University, New York.
Karina Izquierdo
Karina is the urban adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting National Societies on urban climate risk and heat adaptation. With over ten years of international experience, her background focuses on resilient and inclusive urban transformations, encompassing urban sustainability policy, academic research, and urban planning practice. She holds a master’s degree in urban innovation and public policy from University College[..]