Denise Duarte

Denise Duarte is a prominent professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (FAU/USP), specializing in climate adaptation in urban settings. As a coordinator of the project 'Adapting Cities to Climate Change at the Micro Scale' and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), she emphasizes the importance of integrating sustainability into urban planning to combat extreme heat and improve the quality of life in cities.