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COP27 Lessons from Sharm El-Sheikh

Tue, Nov 22, 2022

Countdown to the “Cooling COP”: what we can learn from COP27

After days of intense negotiations, it is clear how much work remains after COP27. As formal negotiations fell short of expected outcomes, the actors and leaders beyond the COP27 negotiation table led the way in climate action and hope.

Blog by Catherine Wallace, Kathleen Euler, Jessica Dabrowski

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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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Mon, Oct 24, 2022

Arup, Mahila Housing Trust, and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) join Arsht-Rock’s Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance 

OCTOBER 24, 2022, Washington D.C.—Three new

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Thu, Oct 6, 2022

Melbourne, Australia, Lord Mayor Announces City’s First-ever Chief Heat Officers 

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — 7 October, 2022

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AB 2238

Fri, Sep 9, 2022

California Governor Newsom signs bill that will protect Californians from extreme heat

California Governor Newsom signed AB 2238, one of the most substantive bills addressing climate-driven heat passed in this year’s legislative session. The bill will require the California Environmental Protection Agency to develop a first-ever statewide system to rank heat waves by January 1, 2025.

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Mon, Jul 25, 2022

Heat Wave Zoe: Seville Becomes First City in the World to Officially Name a Heat Wave

A severe heat wave isgripping Seville today with temperatures expected to exceed 42° C for the next several days.

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Thu, Jun 23, 2022

How do you categorize a heat wave? A health-based approach to heat resilience

Arsht-Rock’s health-based categorizing and naming system

Articles by Jessica Dabrowski

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Image of representatives from proMETEO, the City of Seville, and Arsht-Rock at the launch of the first year of the heat wave categorizing and naming pilot in Seville, Spain.

Tue, Jun 21, 2022

Seville Becomes First City in the World to Name and Categorize Severe Heat Waves

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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Mon, May 2, 2022

Arsht-Rock convenes leaders at first Forum on Global Resilience in Miami

More than 100 local, national and global leaders, experts, and partners convened in Miami-Dade County at the Forum on Global Resilience led by Arsht-Rock to take on today’s and tomorrow’s climate and resilience challenges.

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Tue, Apr 26, 2022

Mayor of Monterrey, Mexico, Appoints the City’s First Chief Heat Officer in Partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Ms. Surella Segú – the first to hold the CHO position in Mexico and Central America– joins a global coalition of city leaders and experts committed to reducing the growing threat of extreme urban heat for vulnerable people.

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