#ClimateDiary. In this really excellent #Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi talks with Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili, about how cities can be made more resilient to heat, and why aircon is not a solution we can rely on.

All current 8 #ChiefHeatOfficer across the world are women, who lead #ClimateAdaption generally. “it’s women who pick up the pieces”

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zero/id1621556928?i=1000613483954

@raucisona @mongabay i finally managed to finish listening to this and really have to thank you. Fascinating to learn about the 3 pillars of #HeatActionPlan s - information, infrastructure (water bodies) and social networks - and, especially, that all current 7 #ChiefHeatOfficer s across the world are women, who lead #ClimateAdaption generally. “it’s women who pick up the pieces”
#ClimateDiary

Billions could face dangerous heat if world exceeds 2C

https://www.dw.com/en/billions-could-face-dangerous-heat-if-world-exceeds-2c/a-65695800?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#heatwave #heat #climatechange #chiefheatofficer #cities #urbanplanning

"Miami-Dade’s plan to fight extreme heat: more trees, cooler buildings, worker protection" via Miami Herald https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article269958357.html
#extremeheat #heatresilience #chiefheatofficer #miamidade

RT @ArshtRock@twitter.com

Athens is not built for #ExtremeHeat. It ranks in the bottom 5 EU capitals for urban tree cover.

But it's changing with plans to upcycle an abandoned airport into a green oasis 🌱 Check out the article featuring our own #ChiefHeatOfficer @leniomyrivili@twitter.com 👉 https://cnn.it/3GXtRW4

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ArshtRock/status/1598029347369230337