Experts
Owen Gow
Deputy Director, Extreme Heat Resilience Initiative
Vikram Widge
Senior Advisor, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative
Krista Augustson
Liaison, Special Projects
Kurt Shickman
Director, Extreme Heat Initiative
Jessica Dabrowski
Deputy Director, Strategic Engagement and External Affairs
Content
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
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.
News
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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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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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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Sat, Oct 1, 2022
El Centro de Resiliencia de la Fundación Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller lanza el desarrollo de la estrategia para la creación de Centros de Resiliencia en el condado de Miami-Dade
La creación de una sólida red de centros ayudará a las comunidades a prepararse y responder al cambio climático y los desastres naturales.
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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.
News
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
How can Europe prepare for its next heat wave?
Arsht-Rock's Global CHO Eleni Myrivili shares her three approaches in TED Talk.
Articles
Wed, Jun 29, 2022
First-ever Global Chief Heat Officer announced at the World Urban Forum
UN-Habitat and Arsht-Rock made the announcement under the framework of a collaboration to address the impact of extreme urban heat.
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