Thematic Session 4: Urban Resilience for Heat and Health

14 Jun 23, 10:45 - 12:00
Obasi Room

Thematic Session 4: Urban Resilience for Heat and Health

The session will describe GEO plans to develop an integrated heat and health service built upon state-of-the-art Earth observations for urban resilience against climate change. GEO Secretariat will make the case for the need for an accessible global service that delivers timely and spatially relevant Earth observation-powered data, information and insight on health-related risks from urban heat exposure. The objective of this session will be to strengthen the collective understanding of the needs, opportunities, and challenges of developing such a technical service to inform policies, plans, and investments related to building urban resilience to heat (and other climate-related hazards).

Facilitator, Panelists

Robert Chen
Robert Chen
Panelist,
Martyn Clark
Martyn Clark
Facilitator,
Hesham El-Askary
Hesham El-Askary
Panelist,
Grazia Maria Fiore
Grazia Maria Fiore
Panelist,
Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Panelist,
Yana Gevorgyan
Yana Gevorgyan
Panelist,
Emma Goddard
Emma Goddard
Panelist,
John Nairn
John Nairn
Panelist,
Joy Shumake-Guillemot
Joy Shumake-Guillemot
Panelist,
Zhongchang Sun
Zhongchang Sun
Panelist,