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Fri, May 26, 2023

High-Level Champions and Arsht-Rock mobilize the private financial sector to unlock climate adaptation and resilience finance and projects

The partnership will mobilize concrete actions and contributions by the private financial sector—particularly institutional investors, the insurance industry and the banking community.

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Image of street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where we announced the first Chief Heat Officer in Asia.

Wed, May 3, 2023

Dhaka North becomes the first city in Asia to appoint a Chief Heat Officer

Dhaka will join the ranks of Arsht-Rock’s Global Champions for Heat Action in one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

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Monastiraki square in Athens, Greece. Shot from a rooftop bar on the other side of the street. An incredible view of the Acropolis and surrounding city. Photo by Andrea Leopardi on Unsplash.

Tue, May 2, 2023

Elissavet Bargianni announced as new Chief Heat Officer for Athens, Greece

Bargianni succeeds Eleni Myrivili, who held the position since 2021, and is now the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat.

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Aerial image of the city of Seville, Spain. Arsht-Rock has a categorizing and naming pilot for heat waves in Seville, Spain.

Fri, Apr 21, 2023

Arsht-Rock launches second year of categorizing and naming heat waves in Seville, Spain

proMETEO Seville, developed in collaboration with Arsht-Rock and a network of meteorological, scientific and academic partners links weather forecasts to health outcomes.

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Tue, Mar 7, 2023

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton named Arsht-Rock Global Ambassador for Heat, Health, and Gender

Marking SEWA’s 50th anniversary, Arsht-Rock announces co-creation of the new Extreme Heat Income Insurance, a climate resilience tool to replace income lost to climate-driven extreme heat for women in the informal sector.

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Extreme Heat Microinsurance Launched in India to Protect Women Workers

Mon, Feb 6, 2023

First-of-its-kind extreme heat microinsurance launched in India to protect women workers

Marking SEWA’s 50th anniversary, Arsht-Rock announces co-creation of the new Extreme Heat Income Insurance, a climate resilience tool to replace income lost to climate-driven extreme heat for women in the informal sector.

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Mon, Jan 23, 2023

Arsht-Rock launches Resilience Hub Network strategy for Miami-Dade County

The creation of a robust network of hubs will support communities prepare for and respond to climate change and natural disasters.

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Arsht-Rock announces Felipe Calderon as the first Global Ambassador for Extreme Heat at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Arsht-Rock Announces Felipe Calderón, Former President of Mexico, as First Global Ambassador for Heat Action at COP27

Arsht-Rock announced that Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón will be the first-ever Global Ambassador for Heat Action to advance heat adaptation at an international scale.

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Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Arsht-Rock Partners with Marsh McLennan and UN Climate Change High-Level Champions to Advance Insurance Sector Action on Climate Adaptation 

Arsht-Rock partners with Marsh McLennan to help mobilize the insurance sector in support of the UN’s Race to Resilience by championing innovative disaster risk reduction initiatives.

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Image of apartment complexes filled with green gardens on the balconies.

Wed, Nov 9, 2022

Arsht-Rock announces the Cool Capital Stack: A $750 million investment pipeline to protect the world from extreme heat

Arsht-Rock announces the Cool Capital Stack at COP27 to address the urgent climate crisis of extreme heat with an aggregation of projects and technologies to protect people and local economies.

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