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The NIHHIS National Meeting aims to bring together multiple stakeholders (including federal agencies, state and local governments, private and public partners, community leaders, and more) to discuss heat and health with the goal of reducing risk across multiple timescales and geographic scales. The meeting is focused on engaging communities and developing a shared vision for community heat resilience. The meeting will be virtual and free to attend. Registration to come.

The EGU General Assembly 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

Please join us for the first meeting of the full GCHA membership. This will be an opportunity to meet the Board of Directors and staff, connect with other organizations, hear from inspiring speakers and engage with international peers on the most pressing climate and health issues of our time.

Join Climate Resilience for All for a three-day in-person training course in Accra, Ghana on February 10-12, 2025, designed to improve your reporting on the impacts of extreme heat, giving you new sources, story angles and ideas on how to cover the mounting impacts of this climate threat. The practical and interactive course will help you integrate heat stories within your regular reporting beat, and offer guidance on rethinking heat visuals.

This conference will examine the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable outdoor workers in urban Vietnam.   Precarious outdoor workers in urban megacities, especially in the global South, are among the most exposed to climate change impacts. In Vietnam, where rapid urbanisation and a large informal workforce shape the landscape, outdoor workers face heightened health risks due to extreme weather conditions. These conditions are worsening with climate change, the risks are underexplored, and the policies to address these risks are still in early development.   This research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, seeks to fill critical knowledge gaps by exploring the health vulnerabilities and climate-related risks faced by outdoor workers in urban Vietnam. Conducted in collaboration with multiple local partners — including Vietnam Medical Association, Social Life Research Institute, Institute for Development & Community Health LIGHT and local worker communities — the research will produce new evidence-based insights to inform policy solutions on the climate change-induced health risks faced by vulnerable outdoor workers in urban contexts. These findings will help policymakers devise interventions that align with the realities of outdoor workers' lives and working conditions.   To launch the project, we are hosting a one-day event that will bring together key stakeholders, including government officials, academics, experts, practitioners, civil society, and funders. The event will showcase some preliminary findings, highlight the project's significance, and facilitate in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities associated with addressing climate change-related health risks in the global South.

An Introduction from AMS

Planning is underway for the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting to be held 12–16 January 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. We are excited about how our theme for this 105th Annual Meeting: “Towards a Thriving Planet: Charting the Course Across Scales” has come together thanks to the hard work of AMS President, Anjuli Bamzai, and the Overall Planning Committee, Patrick Harr, Jin Huang, Rebecca Morss, (co-chairs), Doug Hilderbrand, Charles Jackson, Renu Joseph, Yaitza Luna-Cruz, Barry Keim, Bryan Norcross, Ali Omar, Melissa Piper, Jason Samenow, Ashish Sharma, Gyami Shreshta, and Castle Williamsberg. The Overall Planning Committee and Program Chairs will seek input from our community when setting the scientific and technical program. The deadline to provide input by submitting a Session Topic Proposal was 2 May. Submitters will be notified in early June regarding the acceptance status of Topic Proposals. Please note that submitter involvement is determined at the Program Chairs' discretion. Program Chairs will be in touch with you in May to discuss the role of session chair for any sessions related to your topic. The topic may be withdrawn if we do not receive enough submissions. Your User Portal provides a list of entries/submissions (such as topics or abstracts you have submitted) OR on which you are the presenting author. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please reach out to the AMS Meetings Department at meetings@ametsoc.org.

The First GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum took place from 7-10 January 2025 in Singapore, convening 250 experts from diverse sectors and launching the regional Southeast Asia Hub. The Forum fostered dialogue on the unique aspects of Southeast Asia’s heat challenge, and the importance of contributions from researchers, policymakers, and individuals from the region, emphasizing the need to synchronize efforts to formulate effective solutions. Key thematic areas included Urban Heat, Heat at Work, and Traditional & Cultural Heat Management Practices. Engaging discussions emerged around the significance of traditional and cultural practices and the critical role of media and communications in tackling heat-health issues. Looking ahead, the regional Southeast Asia Heat Health Hub aims to forge strategic partnerships and initiate efforts in research and capacity building, translating science into actionable strategies and solutions, and enhancing information sharing and communication.  

The First GHHIN Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum is seeking to tap into the collective wisdom in Southeast Asia and provide a platform for the sharing of ideas, research and strategies in the focus areas of (a) Urban heat; (b) Heat at Work as well as to begin a compilation of the (c) Cultural & Traditional knowledge of good practices on heat management within the region.   A wide array of disciplines is welcomed, such as architecture & urban design, clothing, food & agriculture, medicine, occupational & physical activity-related, and other cooling techniques etc. Selected case studies will be presented during the Forum in either poster or oral presentation formats.   Successful submissions may be selected for further developed for inclusion in a regional report; the secretariat will work with submitters of selected cases to produce concise summaries, which will be promoted and made available on the GHHIN website and, as appropriate, in subsequent publications.   Submission closes: 13 Dec 2024