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EBRD extreme heat resilience summit
Event details
The EBRD, in partnership with UNDRR, is hosting a day-long summit for action on global extreme heat resilience.
The event will bring together key stakeholders from industry, finance, government, and civil society who are affected by increasingly extreme heat, to explore practical solutions in partnership with academia and international organisations, with a strong focus throughout on the financial case for heat resilience.
Thursday, 3 July
09.00 - 09.30
Arrival and coffee
09.30 - 09.55
SESSION 1. OPENING
09.55 - 10.00
Video interlude – “How hot is too hot?”
10.00 - 11.00
SESSION 2: Panel discussion : Building a Blueprint: Defining extreme heat and priorities for adaptation.
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee
11.30 - 12.30
SESSION 3. Panel discussion : Planning ahead: Exploring various design and long-term planning for sectors that are most impacted by extreme heat
12.30 - 13.20
Lunch
13.20 - 13.30
Game/quiz interlude – “Not built for it”
13.30 - 14.30
SESSION 4. Panel discussion : Retrofits for resilience: Adapting existing assets and infrastructure for extreme heat
14.30 - 15.30
SESSION 5. Panel discussion : Rapid response strategies: Supporting social resilience, business continuity, and livelihood protection during extreme heatwaves
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee
16.00 - 17.00
SESSION 6. Panel discussion : Pathways to implementation: Conversation with donors and impact investors on mobilising finance to scale practical solutions.
17.00 - 17.15
Session 7. CLOSING
17.20 - 20.00
Reception