The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) supports cities in taking immediate, scalable action to reduce the threat and deadly effects extreme heat poses to their most vulnerable communities.  

Join us on November 2nd, live from COP26 in Glasgow, for a conversation with mayors taking action on heat.

Arsht-Rock has partnered with mayors to lead on addressing extreme heat in cities and counties and protect the populations most susceptible to extreme heat’s negative impacts. The Mayors of Freetown (Sierra Leone), Athens (Greece), Miami-Dade County (USA), and Seville (Spain) will announce new partnerships and initiatives and discuss the urgency of undertaking extreme heat reduction strategies. These strategies include the appointment of Chief Heat Officers, Heatwave Naming and Categorizing, investments in green and blue infrastructure, and the implementation of heat-risk education campaigns and task forces.  

Opening remarks

Kathy Baughman McLeod
Director and SVP, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Atlantic Council 

Speaker remarks

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Kostas Bakoyannis
Mayor
Athens, Greece

Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor
Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

Moderated by

Mauricio Rodas
Former Mayor
Quito, Ecuador;
Co-chair, World Economic Forum’s Global Commission on BiodiverCities by 2030;
Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Atlantic Council

Closing remarks

Kathy Baughman McLeod
Director and SVP, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Atlantic Council 

This event is part of the Resilience Hub at COP26. Please register on their website to add this event to your calendar.

The Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center will reach one billion people with resilience solutions to climate change, migration, and human security challenges by 2030.