Experts
Yuval Baharav
Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative
Reena Ninan
Founder, Good Trouble Productions
Albert Ferreira
Chief Heat Officer, Capetown
Adriana Lacerda
Director, Strategy, Finance, and Operations
Lauren Cuppy
Young Global Professional
Content
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
Sun, Dec 3, 2023
The nexus of heat, health, and gender
Addressing the nexus of heat, health, and gender is critical to advancing climate resilience and protecting women around the world.
Blog by Kathleen Euler
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
News
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Cooling the capital: How Athens is designing a cooler future
Amid rising temperatures, Athens, Greece has taken bold steps to combat extreme heat. The city’s Chief Heat Officers have worked to raise awareness, increase preparedness, and redesign the city for a cooler, safer future.
Blog by Catherine Wallace
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
Thu, Nov 9, 2023
Protecting pregnant women from extreme heat’s impacts
Pregnant women are vulnerable to the impacts of excess heat exposure. Despite the risks, there are clear, actionable steps that individuals, caregivers, and policymakers can implement to reduce risks and improve health outcomes for expecting mothers and infants.
Blog by Kashvi Ajitsaria, Yuval Baharav, Lilly Nichols
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
The climate crisis: The economic, health, and developmental consequences of extreme heat
Extreme heat impacts everything from individual health to national economies. Cities are especially vulnerable to this growing crisis, but there are solutions that can help them reduce the human and economic impacts of climate change.
Blog by Kathleen Euler
Tue, Aug 22, 2023
Cities at risk: The urban heat island effect
The urban heat island effect makes billions vulnerable to heat. This blog explores what it is and how heat in cities impacts people.
Blog by Kathleen Euler
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Cities are categorizing and naming heat waves—yours should, too.
This article explains why cities around the globe are beginning to categorize and name heat waves to prepare for climate-driven extreme heat. You’ll learn why heat is so deadly, who is most vulnerable, and how using a health-based heat early warning system and naming heat waves can protect people.
Articles by Jessica Dabrowski, Kathleen Euler
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Why early season heat waves can be so deadly
Early season heat waves can have devastating consequences. As the planet warms up, more people will be exposed to unseasonable heat waves and the associated health risks.
Articles by Kathleen Euler