Urban Climate Tools
Browse our comprehensive collection of open-source tools for building climate-resilient cities.
Climate Central
Climate Central
Comprehensive climate risk assessment and visualization tool for local communities
i-Tree Tools
USDA Forest Service
Suite of tools to quantify forest ecosystem services and environmental benefits
NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Interactive viewer showing potential impacts of sea level rise on coastal communities
Green Infrastructure Coalition
Green Infrastructure Coalition
Tools and resources for implementing green infrastructure in urban areas
City Energy Project Dashboard
NRDC
Track and benchmark municipal energy consumption and carbon emissions
Cool Roofs Calculator
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Calculate cool roof benefits for energy savings and urban heat reduction
LEED Rating System
U.S. Green Building Council
Building certification program for sustainable and resilient design
Forest Carbon Calculator
The Nature Conservancy
Estimate carbon sequestration and storage in forest projects
Climate Resilience Toolkit
Georgetown Climate Center
Resources and planning tools for building community climate resilience
Land Use Simulation Tool
University Research Team
Model future land use scenarios and their environmental impacts
Urban Heat Island Effect Tool
European Environment Agency
Map and analyse urban heat islands at city and neighbourhood scale using satellite thermal data
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Free access to authoritative information about past, present and future climate across Europe and globally
UNEP Urban Resilience Hub
United Nations Environment Programme
Global knowledge platform for urban climate resilience, offering tools, case studies and financing guidance
Open Climate Fix – Solar PV Nowcasting
Open Climate Fix
Open-source machine learning tool to nowcast solar photovoltaic energy output and reduce grid carbon intensity
FloodMap.net
FloodMap.net
Visualise global flood risk areas using elevation data and sea level scenarios for any location worldwide
CityGreen
Singapore Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
GIS-based tool to quantify ecosystem services from urban trees and green spaces including cooling and stormwater benefits
Climate Just
Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds
Maps social vulnerability to climate change at neighbourhood scale to support equitable adaptation planning