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11 Mar, 2024

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Global Summit on Extreme Heat
jschoshinski
Thu, 03/07/2024 – 17:29

2023 marked the hottest year on record, coinciding with deadly heat waves on nearly every continent, from Pakistan to Tunisia to Texas. The 10 hottest years on record have all come in the past decade (2014-2023) and scientists expect temperatures to continue to rise. Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense, resulting in more deaths and exacerbating other climate disasters such as drought and wildfires.

Join the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the first Global Summit on Extreme Heat. This virtual summit will bring together global leaders and changemakers to discuss solutions and strategies to protect communities and workers from extreme heat.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power and IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain will be joined by government, philanthropic, and private sector leaders from across the globe who are developing innovative solutions to lessen the impacts of extreme heat events and increase climate preparedness plans for all, saving lives.

The virtual summit will take place online on March 28 at 8:30 AM ET. The event will be livestreamed here and open to the public.

Event Date

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 8:30
– 9:30 am EDT
(12:30 – 1:30 pm UTC)

Advanced registration required

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Event Format

Event Type

Webinar/Presentation

Topic

Climate
Climate Change
Weather

Strategic Objective

Adaptation
Mitigation

Sectors

Region

Global

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Global Summit on Extreme Heat

2023 marked the hottest year on record, coinciding with deadly heat waves on nearly every continent, from Pakistan to Tunisia to Texas. The 10 hottest years on record have all come in the past decade (2014-2023) and scientists expect temperatures to continue to rise. Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense, resulting in more deaths and exacerbating other climate disasters such as drought and wildfires.
Join the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the first Global Summit on Extreme Heat. This virtual summit will bring together global leaders and changemakers to discuss solutions and strategies to protect communities and workers from extreme heat.
USAID Administrator Samantha Power and IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain will be joined by government, philanthropic, and private sector leaders from across the globe who are developing innovative solutions to lessen the impacts of extreme heat events and increase climate preparedness plans for all, saving lives.
The virtual summit will take place online on March 28 at 8:30 AM ET. The event will be livestreamed here and open to the public.



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