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Image of skyscraper with green gardens along it.

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Can nature save us? Takeaways from Climate Week NYC

Public and private investors are increasingly interested in nature-based solutions, which was clear at Climate Week in New York.

Blog by Sabrina Nagel, Puninda Thind, and Amal Ridene

English Innovative policy and finance
Image of Al Wasl Dome at Expo City at the COP28 U.N. at night.

Sat, Dec 9, 2023

A “Paris” moment for loss and damage

This blog explains what the loss and damage fund is and the progress that came out of its operationalization at COP28.

Blog by Sabrina Nagel, Kathleen Euler

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Image from COP28 in Dubai.

Tue, Dec 5, 2023

What’s next for the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda?

Arsht-Rock explains what the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda is and why it is so critical for the future of climate adaptation.

Blog by Kathleen Euler

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Image from Blue Zone, COP28 in Dubai.

Tue, Dec 5, 2023

A historic day for cooling: The launch of the Global Cooling Pledge

The Global Cooling Pledge is the first global collective action to reduce the cooling sector's greenhouse gas emissions.

Blog by Catherine Wallace

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Mon, Dec 4, 2023

Why should COP28 prioritize extreme heat resilience? A guest feature from former President Felipe Calderón 

As world leaders meet in Dubai for COP28, Arsht-Rock’s Global Ambassador for Heat Action and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón calls for cities and nations to accelerate action on extreme heat resilience worldwide.

Blog by Felipe Calderón

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Tue, Nov 21, 2023

Atlantic Council announces wide-ranging programming at COP28

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Arsht-Rock Resilience Center’s Global Ambassador for Heat, Health, and Gender, joins the Atlantic Council at COP28

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A taxi driver is seen drinking water from a bottle during afternoon heat in Kolkata , India , on 18 April 2023 . Temperature sore well above 40 Celsius as IMD has announces that heat wave will continue till the end of late on the second week of April as India experiences its highest temperature of April in nearly a decade according to report. (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

Catalyzing insurance sector action to protect communities from extreme heat

Advancing the insurance sector’s core risk management capabilities will help reduce the growing physical risks of climate change and extreme heat.

Blog by Jessica Dabrowski and Kathleen Euler

English Innovative policy and finance

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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Innovative policy and finance

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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English Extreme heat
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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English Extreme heat