Upcoming Events

Climate Resolve is hosting a breakthrough event on the global and local benefits of deploying cool surfaces (roofs, walls, and pavement). “Enlisting Sunlight in the Fight Against Climate Change” will cover the potential for cool surface deployment in our built environment to (1) improve the Earth’s global energy budget by reflecting sunlight back to space, mitigating the greenhouse effect; and (2) protect public health by cooling temperatures at the local scale, lessening the urban heat island effect.

With global temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, the world is facing a critical moment to safeguard public health in the face of extreme heat. Heat is now the number one weather-related killer in the U.S., and the need for innovative, long-term solutions has never been more urgent, particularly in communities that are already vulnerable. A multi-sector approach – including healthcare, governments, NGOs and business – is essential to ensure community-based healthcare adaptation and resilience.

Join this panel of Harvard faculty from medicine, public health, and law in conversation with experts and leaders from the domestic and global labor movements examining the impact of rising global temperatures on workers’ health, livelihoods, and productivity.

Discover how unions combat climate heat stress in Cambodia through collective action. Join our webinar for key insights and findings.

Extreme Weather Survivors is a new nonprofit building and activating a national network of people harmed by extreme weather events. Our team is organizing, mobilizing, and placing extreme weather survivors on air, in town halls, on social media, with policymakers and as leading voices in accountability efforts. During this panel we’ll first hear the harrowing, emotional, and – yes – persuasive stories of those who have been personally harmed, who they blame [fossil fuel polluters], and finally how they can change narratives and offer an olive branch to others not yet in this fight. Dr. Delta Merner from the Union of Concerned Scientists will provide insight into the connection between extreme weather and climate change and Richard Wiles of Center for Climate Integrity will discuss ways that harmed individuals and the officials who represent them can demand justice and pursue accountability.

The BeBrit project will culminate with a one-day Extreme Heat Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Event. The aim of the event is to share knowledge, practical innovations and experiences, developments in research and think together about future planning and preparedness for extreme heat.

Who is the event for?

• Federal, regional and city government and officials responsible for climate change, adaptation, resilience, environment, urban planning etc;
• Anyone who is working in a sector that is affected by extreme heat or could be in the future e.g. public health, health and social care, transport, water, emergency services (fire, ambulance, search and rescue), buildings and architecture, planning, infrastructure, agriculture, trade unions, tourism)
• Anyone researching extreme heat e.g. academics, consultants

Please note: This is an in-person event in Brussels and places are strictly limited. Please register your interest in attending. Then we will let you know if a place is available or if you are on the waiting list.

The objective of the 18th edition is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions on our current state of knowledge of Mediterranean risks in a climate change context. Different aspects related to monitoring, assessment, diagnosis, prediction, and definition of weather extremes, wildfires, hydro-geological effects, impacts on natural resources, agriculture, health and society, as well as adaptation capacity and preservation strategies for natural and cultural heritage at risk, will be addressed with a multi-sectorial approach. This will be achieved by bringing together scientific experts in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, wildfires, geomorphology, sociology, engineering, cultural heritage conservation, and governmental or private risk management actors.          

The NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium, initiated in 2012, serves as a platform for scientific exchange and ​collaboration between the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS and the School of Clinical Medicine at ​Cambridge. This 11th edition celebrates the strong partnership, bringing together leading researchers and ​clinicians to share advancements, foster collaborations and explore innovative solutions to today’s ​challenges.

We are thrilled to announce that the very first Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum will be held in Singapore from January 7-10, 2025! This event will be a cornerstone for advancing our regional capacity and collaborative efforts toward addressing the challenges extreme heat poses to our region. While the Forum is a by invitation-only gathering of thought leaders and change-makers, we are calling for case studies that showcase cultural and traditional practices in Southeast Asia on heat management. Do use this chance to highlight community knowledge and bottom-up approaches, contributing to a unique perspective and discussion for SEA.