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Can the first US ‘chief heat officer’ build a model for future resilience?

GreenBiz

The chief heat officer’s responsibilities include education, disaster response training and infrastructure that considers extreme heat alongside other public health safety considerations.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. The more troops the merrier.

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Urgent improvements in water security needed to achieve climate resilience, warns research group

Envirotec Magazine

University of Oxford-led water security reserch programme ( REACH ) publishes its interdisciplinary Water Security for Climate Resilience Report. Report makes specific recommendations to increase resilience in water systems. New institutional models that improve water security will be critical for climate resilience.

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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

D’Evelyn , a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. Air quality monitoring networks play a crucial role in enhancing climate resilience by providing communities and policymakers the data they need to understand the relationships between air quality and public health.

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EIB injects $338m into European clean energy and water resilience

Smart Energy International

This comes as part of a wider investment scheme into renewable energy, water, health, communications and rural and urban development. million) investment decision across clean energy, health and water. The European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) board of directors has approved a €310 million ($338.4 The €310 million ($338.4 15 million ($16.8

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The Importance of Community Education and Outreach for People, the Planet and Business

Green Business Bureau

What is Community Education and Outreach? Community Education and Outreach (E&O) refers to the provision of resources and services of a specific expertise to people who may otherwise lack access to them. Why is Community Education and Outreach Important for Business? Training sessions. Peer support groups. Mentorship.

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NeighborWorks America: Sustainability Improvements Help Build Larger Community Resilience

Green Business Bureau

Leaders in Housing Development Training and Community Resilience. and Puerto Rico, NeighborWorks America is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to achieve housing affordability and community resilience across the nation. Building Community Resilience for a Secure Future.