Experts
Hana Abdelatty
Assistant Director, Extreme Heat Resilience Initiative
Eleni Myrivili
Global Chief Heat Officer, UN Habitat & Arsht-Rock
Patricia Pastén Valdés
Chief Heat Officer, Santiago, Chile
Aaron Bernstein
Interim Director, Harvard C-CHANGE
Content
Thu, Mar 3, 2022
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
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Wed, Oct 20, 2021
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.
Articles by Kathy Baughman McLeod
Mon, Oct 18, 2021
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.
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Fri, Oct 15, 2021
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.
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Fri, Jul 23, 2021
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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Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Global cities take on increasing threat of extreme heat by appointing first-ever “Chief Heat Officers,” starting with Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Freetown, and Athens sign on as founding members of Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center’s City Champions for Heat Action – an Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance Initiative.
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Fri, Dec 18, 2020
Mobile Garden Kits: Addressing Food Insecurity Amid a Pandemic
Within two months of initiating a COVID-19 emergency response program, nearly 4,500 people received critical food rations along with seedlings for mobile garden kits that would yield fresh vegetables and greens in as little as three weeks.
Articles by Rebecca Scheurer, Nidhi Upadhyaya, Owen Gow
Wed, Sep 30, 2020
As climate-induced extreme heat continues to rage, Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center pledges funding for Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance activities
Today, September 30, 2020, EHRA members convened for the first time to define critical actions for the Alliance’s work to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat, supporting its vision of a world without heat-related deaths and loss of livelihoods.
News
Tue, Aug 4, 2020
Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance: Reducing Extreme Heat Risk
Founded and managed by Arsht-Rock, EHRA works hand-in-hand with global leaders and practitioners at every level to increase heat resilience in urban areas, focusing on vulnerable populations.
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Tue, Aug 4, 2020
What if heat waves were named like hurricanes? New push draws mega insurers, Athens and Miami mayors, Red Cross and dozens more stakeholders
EHRA is pushing for a standard practice of naming and ranking heat waves globally so that communities and people can communicate about the emergency and adequately prepare.
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