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Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County s first Chief Heat Officer
Miami-Dade County has named Jane Gilbert as its first ever Chief Heat Officer.
It is understood to be the first position of its type globally. Athens in Greece and Freetown in Sierra Leone have pledged to also appoint Chief Heat Officers, and more cities are expected to follow.
Gilbert, who previously served as Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Miami from 2016 to 2020, will co-lead an interagency Heat Health Task Force to be formed this summer and co-ordinate efforts to protect people from heat.
“In Miami-Dade County, we know heat,” said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “As the impacts of heat grow, they are further compounded by hurricanes, floods, and sea level rise. And we know extreme heat does not impact people equally – poorer communities and Black and Hispanic people bear the brunt of the public health impacts. Appointing Miami-Dade’s first Chief Heat Officer will help expand, accelerate, and coordinate
Saving lives and livelihoods: The benefits of investments in climate change adaptation and resilience, March 2021
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Adaptation to and resilience against the impacts of climate change are urgent and growing priorities around the world as levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase. Impacts such as sea level rise and changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heavy rainfall, tropical storms and heatwaves, are a threat to lives and livelihoods around the world. These impacts undermine economic development and efforts to eliminate poverty and raise living standards. Indeed, efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals are being harmed by climate change impacts that are already occurring. It is the poorest people in every country who are usually most vulnerable and exposed to these impacts. And these impacts will continue to grow until global emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced effectively to [net] zero.
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