Updates from our second annual consortium meeting

Updates from our second annual consortium meeting

The team met in Stockholm on 9 and 10 October 2023 On 9 and 10 October, eleven HIGH Horizons consortium partners gathered at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, for their second consortium meeting. “Our Second HIGH Horizons consortium meeting brought together 32 scientists, policy-makers and implementers, mainly from Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, to discuss the progress […]

October 22, 2023 By Martins Iyekekpolor

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Who’s vulnerable to extreme heat and how can we protect them?: In Conversation With Dr Ana Bonell And Dr Matthew Chersich

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), heatwave events have increased sixfold since the 1980s, driven by the naturally occurring El Nino and exacerbated by human-induced warming from greenhouse gases. Current projections say we’re 1.2oC warmer than pre-industrial levels, and global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052. These extreme heat events are having […]

October 17, 2023 By Martins Iyekekpolor