Global Heat Health Information Network
@heathealth_info
We are a global network of experts and policy makers working to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on a warming planet. Spearheaded by @WMO @WHO & @NOAA
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http://www.ghhin.org 14-12-2018 22:19:51
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#ClimateWeekNYC launches new Health theme, with support from Wellcome.
Adam Lake explores what this means for the September event, and the increasing role of #health as part of the #climate conversation.
Climate Group
climateweeknyc.org/news/climate-w…
📣 US announces 4.55m in funding for new Centers of Excellence to support community-led heat resilience evaluation and strategies
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NOAA National Integrated Heat Health Information System President Biden U.S. Commerce Dept.
noaa.gov/news-release/b…
What's the role of #architecture in keeping people safe from #ExtremeHeat ?
earthrise explores as part of their Antidote series examining the links between the #climatecrisis and #publichealth .
youtu.be/7lb2hOxK5LU?si…
📢 New study from World Weather Attribution finds that #climatechange made the recent deadly #heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across #Asia more frequent and extreme
worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change…
.IFRC release & World Weather Attribution study showing #climatechange driving Asia-wide heat; Aditya V. Bahadur, PhD says extreme #heat overwhelming manifestation of #climatecrisis , incremental steps not enough, transformational shifts urgently needed; pic, Myanmar Red Cross - bit.ly/4bfhYXG
📢 Featured Opportunity:
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine REACH Project is hiring a #ResearchFellow experienced in modelling / mathematics / computer science to help develop a hybrid SDM-ABM modelling framework on Maternal & Child Health system vulnerability to floods + heat
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…
🚨 Paid #Internship Opportunity:
There are still a few more days to apply for an internship with the Global Heat Health Information Network at World Meteorological Organization in Geneva for 6 months.
Apply by 11 May: ghhin.org/news/wmo-heat-…
.World Meteorological Organization explains how - among the the high-impact weather experienced in many parts of the world during the second half of April - intense heat has gripped large parts of Asia, disrupting daily life and posing a serious health threat 👇
wmo.int/media/news/wid…
The 2024 SwelteringCities Summer Survey - the biggest survey on heat, health and homes in #Australia - finds the rising cost of living is impacting whether many people can afford to stay cool and safe amid rising temperatures.
ghhin.org/news/new-surve…
🗓️ In person #HeatHealth series event at Heat and Health Research Incubator ( #Sydney Aus) on May 15th. Recording to be available afterwards 👇
📢 #WebinarAlert
Join us for the upcoming webinar on ‘Heatwave Early Warning and Heat Action Plans in South Asia.’ 🌡
📅 Date: 09 May 2024
⏲ Time: 14:30 HRS to 17:00 HRS (IST)
🔗 Registration Link:
zoom.us/webinar/regist…
#HeatwavePreparedness #ClimateAction #PublicHealth
📢 Great home-based consultancy opportunity with World Health Organization (WHO)'s #climatechange and #health team 👇
Apply by 15 May 2024: who.int/news-room/arti…
🚨 Internship Opportunity!
The Global Heat Health Information Network is seeking a student or young professional with an interest in #publichealth , #climatechange and #heathealth to join our team World Meteorological Organization in Geneva for 6 months.
🗓️ Apply by 11 May: ghhin.org/news/wmo-heat-…
The latest University of Arizona udallcenter's Extreme Heat Network newsletter features the Global Heat Health Information Network's call for heat action plans, and the latest heat policy and governance news, research, events, and opportunities! tinyurl.com/extremeheat202… #heatresilience #extremeheat
.Climate Centre's Julie Arrighi calls World Meteorological Organization European State of the Climate report 'a warning shot of what’s to come if we don’t accelerate mitigation and adaptation' that underscores crucial need to invest in focused adaptation strategies to reduce deaths from heat
climatecentre.org/13699/wmo-heat…
🗓️ Starting tomorrow:
Join Anticipation Hub, Climate Centre and Anacim for the first of their 3-part webinar series on preparing for the 2024 #heat season in the #Sahel .
ghhin.org/events/underst…
