This report summarizes the proceedings of the 17–19 December 2024 Expert Consultation ‘Extreme Heat Risk Reduction Towards a common global framework‘, where over 60 experts from government, international organizations, philanthropy, academia, and civil society met at WMO Headquarters in Geneva.

Co-hosted by the WHO-WMO Joint Office for Climate and Health, UNDRR, and GHHIN, the consultation aimed to develop a shared framework for extreme heat risk governance. Through panels, case studies, and working sessions, participants examined governance challenges, cross-sectoral coordination, and strategies to scale effective solutions. A key focus was shifting from short-term projects to sustainable, institutionalized governance.

The consultation produced three main outcomes:

1. Consensus on the need for a common governance framework;
2. Definition of core components including data integration, capacity building, and policy alignment;
3. Agreement on a roadmap leading to a framework launch at GP2025.

Follow-up focus groups in spring 2025 will address remaining gaps, especially in sectors such as transport, energy, cooling, and environmental management.