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Arsht-Rock builds individual and community resilience in the face of climate impacts.

The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) is driven to action by the critical need to address the widespread and intensifying consequences of climate change and related risks — threatening our communities, natural ecosystems, economic development, and political stability. We pledge to reach one billion people around the world with resilience solutions to climate change by 2030.

Who we are

Together, we can build a more resilient world.

Change is possible, but we must accelerate and scale collective action now. Arsht-Rock develops and delivers resilience solutions to here-and-now climate risks through partnerships between our team of cross-disciplinary experts, global network of partners, and policymakers at all levels. Together, we enable individuals, communities, and institutions to prepare for, navigate, and recover from natural and human-caused shocks and stresses, both expected and those not yet imagined.

How we work

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Governor of Santiago de Chile Appoints South America’s First Chief Heat Officer

Appointment of Cristina Huidobro as Chief Heat Officer marks fourth continent to dedicate government resources to reducing the risks of extreme heat in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.

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What we do

Extreme heat

Arsht-Rock brings together deep expertise to mobilize innovative and replicable solutions to build resilience to extreme heat, protecting and improving the lives of millions of people.

Gaming technology

We equip players with knowledge and skills to increase their resilience to climate change.  

Innovative policy and finance

We put policy into action and pave the way for new climate resilience finance and innovative insurance approaches for people, cities, and countries.

Individual and community resilience

We empower individuals and communities to understand, withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity.

How we’re reaching one billion people

Resilience in action

Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance

EHRA increases heat resilience in urban areas, focusing for on vulnerable populations.

Individual and community resilience

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Community Resilience Pod

Arsht-Rock’s Community Resilience Pod is an immersive asset that empowers people and communities to prepare for and confront climate impacts.

Individual and community resilience

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Urban Horticulture Initiative

The horticulture initiative uses nature-based solutions to reduce exposure to heat, foster self-sufficiency, and improve food security.

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Chief Heat Officers

Chief Heat Officers are city officials focused on delivering heat solutions to their residents.

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Categorizing and naming heat waves

Heat wave naming and categorizing will increase awareness of heat’s health risks and initiate local response to protect lives and livelihoods.

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Extreme heat: The economic and social consequences for the United States

Extreme Heat: The Economic and Social Consequences for the United States—a new report produced by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center with analysis conducted by Vivid Economics—quantifies the impacts of heat under current and future conditions.

Individual and community resilience

Arsht-Rock and JPMorgan Chase Launch the US Climate Resilience Map: Pathways for City Solutions

The first-ever online tool maps both climate risk and social vulnerability across every state in the continental US and highlights successful climate resilience interventions in 10 stand-out cities.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis announces Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis delivered on his commitment as a founding member of City Champions for Heat Action (CCHA) by naming Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer, appointing urban climate resilience veteran Eleni Myrivili to the post.

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Gobernador de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile nombra primera Oficial contra el Calor Extremo (Chief Heat Officer) en Sudamérica

Santiago de Chile se convierte en Ciudad Líder en la Acción contra el Calor Extremo y nombra a Cristina Huidobro como Chief Heat Officer para reducir los riesgos del calor extremo en asociación con el Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.

Governor of Santiago de Chile, Appoints South America’s First Chief Heat Officer

Appointment of Cristina Huidobro as CHO marks fourth continent to dedicate government resources to reducing the risks of extreme heat in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Individual and community resilience

Arsht-Rock and JPMorgan Chase Launch the US Climate Resilience Map: Pathways for City Solutions

The first-ever online tool maps both climate risk and social vulnerability across every state in the continental US and highlights successful climate resilience interventions in 10 stand-out cities.

Building heat resilience in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone, is taking the lead to grapple with extreme heat in this fast-expanding African city. This week, in collaboration with Arsht-Rock, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr will appoint a Chief Heat Officer, a city official focused on heat and protecting the well-being of city residents.

Seville Mayor Juan Espadas announces heatwave naming and categorization initiative

Mayor Juan Espadas, in partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, commits to developing methodology for heat wave naming and categorization, beginning in 2022.

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center names Kurt Shickman Director for Extreme Heat

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) names Kurt Shickman as their Director for Extreme Heat.