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Global Heat Health Digest  

Knowledge and action to address the global
challenges of extreme heat and human health


February 2022


10 HEAT HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE IPCC AR6 REPORT


The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report - AR6 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - released ​​28 February 2022, confirms our state of knowledge about current and future impacts of extreme heat on human health, and the solutions needed.

Congratulations to all contributors for this important work, including lead authors Dr. Kristie Ebi and Prof. Glenn McGregor of the GHHIN Management Committee.

Read the IPCC report and take a quick look at the top 10 AR6 heat health findings.
 

Learning Across the Network 


Cool Roofs Project in Burkina Faso

Adaptation solutions in the housing sector can protect vulnerable populations against climate stresses such as heat, particularly in low income settings. 

Learn about the Cool Roofs project, led by Heidelberg Institute of Global Health and Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, in Nouna, Burkina Faso. This household-randomized controlled trial is helping to: (i) establish the effect of the cool roof on heart rate (as an indicator of physiological stress) and (ii) quantify the effects of the cool roof on indoor temperature, indoor humidity, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, household energy consumption, and socioeconomic outcomes.

Learn more > 

Regional and Sector Specific Vulnerability to Occupational Heat-Stress: Recommendations

A final report by the HEAT-SHIELD project provides regional effect analyses identifying inequalities across EU and case studies of agriculture, construction, tourism, manufacturing, and transport with further specification of sub-groups of workers particularly vulnerable to environmental heat-stress effects. Find infographics, tools, and resources at https://www.heat-shield.eu 

Find all technical reports, including the final report here >

Opportunities

We're hiring! GHHIN is seeking motivated applicants to lead the Technical Support Unit for the Network. Do you have project management experience in extreme heat risk management, health emergencies and/or public health issues, with knowledge of climate science and early warning systems? Apply now for this exciting opportunity to be based in Geneva, Switzerland at the World Meteorological Organization. Deadline: 28  March 202

Learn more >

 

The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow on Climate Change and Health.
Deadline: 10 March 2022 


 

Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at U of Arizona seeks a postdoctoral research associate to focus on stakeholder engagement in environmental and natural resources governance.
Deadline: Until filled

As part of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), the fellow will take the lead in developing a dataset on ad hoc coalitions in international security and health
Deadline: 10 March 2022 

 

Red Cross Red Crescent is looking for 2-3 Junior Researchers to support the day-to-day planning for the Global Day of Heat action, to raise public awareness of the risks associated with extreme heat and simple actions to prevent impacts.
Deadline: 28 February 2022

The Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit in Canada is seeking applicants to lead a project assessing the efficacy of common cooling strategies during simulated heat events.
Deadline: 01 May 2022 

Check out the Anticipation Hub for opportunities anticipatory in action forecast-based financing sectors, as well as related fields
Deadline: Multiple

 

Latest Research and Tools

Determinants of heat stress and strain in electrical utilities workers across North America as assessed by means of an exploratory questionnaire

 
Social sensing of heatwaves
 
Effectiveness Evaluation of a Primary School-Based Intervention against Heatwaves in China
 
High-Heat Days and Presentations to Emergency Departments in Regional Victoria, Australia

 
Analysis of community deaths during the catastrophic 2021 heat dome: Early evidence to inform the public health response during subsequent events in greater Vancouver, Canada
 
Thermofeel: A python thermal comfort indices library
Consistent cooling benefits of silvopasture in the tropics

 
Moving from adaptation capacities to implementing adaptation to extreme heat events in urban areas of the European Union: Introducing the U-ADAPT! research approach

Upcoming Events

United States National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting - Registration Open (International Participants Welcomed)

April 26th:
National Heat Health Crisis: Defining the Problem
12:30PM–4:00 PM EDT: Sessions
4:00–4:30 PM EDT: Networking session

April 27th:
National Heat Health Crisis: Building Equitable Community Resilience
12:00–12:30 PM EDT : (Optional): Mix-and-mingle reception
12:30–4:30 PM EDT: Sessions

April 28th:
National Heat Health Crisis: Building Equitable Human Resilience
12:00–12:30 PM EDT (Optional): Mix-and-mingle reception
12:30–4:30 PM EDT: Sessions

26-28 April | Virtual 

1st Weather and Society Conference 

The Societal and Economics Research Application (SERA) Working Group of the WMO World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) invites the weather community to actively participate in the first Weather and Society Conference organised by this Programme. The online conference will run over 2 weeks and participation is free. 

28 February - 11 March | Virtual 
 

7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The UN General Assembly recognizes the Global Platform as the global multi-stakeholder forum to review progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the Platform, governments, the UN system and all stakeholders get together to share knowledge and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk, identify gaps and make recommendations to further accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework.

23-28 May | Bali, Indonesia  

View full calendar

Are you presenting at an event on heat and health? Let us know, and share your presentations and outcomes with the Network.

Heat Health in the News

How ‘Cool Roofs’ Are Helping Women Earn More in India

As days get hotter, new forms of architecture ensure that home-based workers can stay comfortably productive. Learn more >

A Conversation on Building Heat Resilience 

Listen to heat and resilience experts Kathy Baughman McLeod (Adrienne Arsht Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center) and David Hondula (Director of the Office Heat Response and Mitigation for the City of Phoenix, Arizona) discuss their programs and strategies to combat this global crisis including ways to better communicate the urgency, support, and resources needed to adapt. Learn more >

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