The purpose of the virtual scoping meeting with a small group of invited experts is to have an open discussion on the approach and key issues to be addressed in a collective work package of the COE and partners on “heat governance”.
National governments and partners with experience implementing Heat Warning Systems and Action Plans have identified a range of challenges and gaps related to governance. Questions such as, with how to embed heat action plans (HAP) into existing local multi-hazard or sectoral risk management systems; and how to align long-term risk reduction with emergency planning; how to balance community level innovations, equity and inclusion? How to manage and coordinate policy and action to cascading multisectoral risks that heat poses to energy, housing, health, food, water resources?

These types of questions, raise the issue of “What does good heat governance look like?” and how can International Organizations, such as the partners in COE/EW4All/GHHIN, help promote an enabling policy environment to make heatwave early warning and early action successful. The meeting will ask experts to help set out a roadmap of activities for delivering a solution package to further answer these needs.