Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
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From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County’s chief heat officer, the world’s first government official to hold such a title, is examining multiple measures to protect people from extreme heat. Among the possible remedies is a change to building codes to require cool roofs and cool pavement surfaces. Those changes could take years to implement, though.
Sierra Leone has appointed Africa's first-ever Chief Heat Officer, Eugenia Kargbo, a 34-year-old mother protecting her city from increasing extreme weather amid climate change.
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Miami has one - so does Athens. Now Freetown has appointed Africa's first chief heat officer, a mother on a mission to shield her city and her kids from the chaos of climate change.