Bushra Afreen becomes first chief heat officer in Bangladesh

[M.AsfandYar]

Role of a chief heat officer​

A chief heat officer is hired to address rising temperatures driven by climate change. Their purpose is to raise awareness of extreme heat risks to protect the most vulnerable citizens within their city. They plan and coordinate short and long-term responses to heat waves, as well as implementing long-term risk-reduction projects.

The recent emergence of chief heat officers worldwide is part of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center and the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance strategy to provide a billion people with climate resilience solutions by 2030.

What is a chief heat officer - and why does this new role matter?

As cities start to take a proactive approach to global warming, why are some hiring a chief heat officer, and what’s their goal?

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What was the record high temperature?

 

[El Sidd]

Local architecture is of a high enough standard that they have incorporated green belts and even greenery into high rise designs. Take a look. I can vouch for this as I know culturally Bangladeshis (Bengalis in general) love to surround themselves with nature.

Is that a carbon neutral building? What laws governing the the matter are in discussion?

 

[Bilal9]

What was the record high temperature?

I think it hit something like 43 degrees C. This is quite high for us.

Is that a carbon neutral building? What laws governing the the matter are in discussion?

Almost all local buildings (especially apparel factories are carbon neutral or close to it. That is an EU requirement in some ways.