City Campaign. WaterSafe Barcelona

• To engage Barcelona’s urban planners, water authorities, and climate-risk offices to recognize how compound events—heat, flooding, and water scarcity—interact in the city.

• Bring together neighborhood associations, design schools, and local NGOs to discuss gaps in public understanding of water-sensitive urban design.

• Encourage dialogue on improving everyday awareness of simple, low-impact design choices that reduce heat and flood risk.

• Invite planning teams, civic groups, and design practitioners to endorse a voluntary “Water-Sensitive City Awareness Pledge,” committing to share clear guidance on small-scale design measures that lower heat and flood impacts.

• Encourage adopters to post brief examples, micro-maps, or tips on visible low-water landscaping, permeable surfaces, or shade-increasing elements.