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Rising to the Heat: Setting the heat adaptation agenda from the dema

September 24, 2026
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
America/New_York
The Sixth Floor Loft, 873 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

Columbia University’s Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) and the Department of Population and Family Health (PopFam) are pleased to invite you to a high-level panel and reception.

As extreme heat increasingly threatens health and communities around the world, this interactive discussion will bring together leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and other sectors to examine what is needed to accelerate heat adaptation—and where the greatest gaps and opportunities lie.

Panelists:

  • Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah
    Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change;
    Director of Adaptation, Climate Resilience and Risk Management, Environmental Protection Authority, Ghana
  • Hon. Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai
    Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Sierra Leone
  • Dr. Thoai Ngo
    Professor and Chair, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

More panelists to be announced.

Registration is required.

Contact Information

Haruka Morita