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Time

16:00 - 17:00 (UTC+02:00)

About

Extreme heat is deadly, on the rise globally, and its toll can be reduced. Despite the growing adverse impacts, there is a lack of global awareness, risk analysis, and action to combat heat risks. The  of the American Red Cross, the , and the Global Heat Health Information Network (), launched a research grant program to increase knowledge on heatwaves and their impact on people, especially in low and middle-income countries. Join us to hear form the research grant awardees in Bangladesh, Serbia, South Africa and Kenya in the first of the webinar series.

Presenters

• Temporal distribution of heatwave events and its concomitant effect of human health by Dr Bethwel Mutai, Lecturer at the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
• Towards Livable Cities: Extreme Heat Distribution in South African Cities by Timothy Chambers, Environmental and Geographical Science and Atmospheric Science at the University of Cape Town, S. Africa
• Managing Heat Stress Among Ready-made Clothing Workers in Bangladesh by Farzana Yeasmin Assistant Scientist in the at the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research of Bangladesh
• Local heat thresholds and triggers in Serbia Dr. Dragan MiloÅ¡ević Assistant Professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management.