Experts
Yuval Baharav
Associate Director, Extreme Heat Initiative
Maryam Golnaraghi
Director of Climate Change and Emerging Environmental Risks, the Geneva Association
Krista Milne and Tiffany Crawford
Chief Heat Officers, Melbourne, Australia
Adriana Lacerda
Director, Strategy, Finance, and Operations
Reena Ninan
Founder, Good Trouble Productions
Trevin York
Advisor, Gaming and Technology
Content
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.
News
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
News
Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Can cities lead on climate change?
With 70 percent of global CO2 emissions generated in urban areas, cities are where the battle against climate change will be defined.
Blog by Mauricio Rodas
Mon, Dec 6, 2021
Arsht-Rock and JPMorgan Chase Launch the US Climate Resilience Map: Pathways for City Solutions
The first-ever online tool maps both climate risk and social vulnerability across every state in the continental US and highlights successful climate resilience interventions in 10 stand-out cities.
Digital tool
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.
Event
Wed, Sep 22, 2021
Mobile vegetable gardens in Chennai India: Building resilience to extreme heat and food insecurity
The Urban Horticulture Initiative aims to build local resilience by applying nature-based solutions to counter the adverse effects of extreme heat and related needs, such as food insecurity.
Articles by Jessica Dabrowski
Thu, Sep 9, 2021
Extreme heat: Pressure cooking our food system
This article explores the consequences of extreme heat on food systems. It provides examples of tools in the "toolbox of resilience solutions" we can implement to immediately safeguard farmers and the production of high-quality and ample food.
Blog by Bridget Carle and Jessica Dabrowski
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.
News
Mon, Dec 21, 2020
Report: Articulating a Program for Resilience
Along with the Urban Institute, the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center commissioned "Articulating a Program for Resilience: The Landscape of Evidence, Actions, and Geographies." The report seeks to reach a wide audience, addressing climate adaptation, disaster mitigation, and vulnerability to––and displacement from––shocks all around the world.
Publication by Test, Test