1. Home
  2. Update
Author: Louise Boyle

Asia’s first ‘chief heat officer’ joins all-female squad tackling extreme temperatures around the world

Source(s): Independent, the (UK)
Upload your content

[...]

Bangladesh experiences some of the highest temperatures in Asia. The monthly average of 30C regularly feels even hotter when combined with the region’s high humidity.

[...]

It’s a crisis that Afreen is facing head-on after she was announced as Dhaka’s first “chief heat officer” on Wednesday. She is also the first “CHO” in Asia to join an all-female squad in cities around the world.

“I want to push more engagement and work with all communities but especially those who are really vulnerable,” Afreen said.

[...]

Women were deliberately selected for the roles because women are disproportionately impacted, Kathy Baughman McLeod, director of Arsht-Rock and the mastermind of the CHO programme, told The Independent.

[...]

Read the original story here

Editors' recommendations

Explore further

Hazards Heatwave
Themes Urban risk and planning
Country and region Bangladesh
Share this

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use

Is this page useful?

Yes No Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).