ClimateWorks Foundation CEO Says We Should Start ‘Naming Extreme Heat Events’

MOUNTFORD I m representing ░░░░░░░░ number of philanthropies foundations ░░░░░░░░ are joining together to ░░░░░░░░ back what is needed ░░░░░░░░ the world on adaptation ░░░░░░░░ resilience Now philanthropy cannot ░░░░░░░░ the role of filling ░░░░░░░░ gaps in public finance ░░░░░░░░ private finance but what ░░░░░░░░ can do is be ░░░░░░░░ catalytic trial new approaches ░░░░░░░░ evaluate them understand what ░░░░░░░░ help support data the ░░░░░░░░ and research and information ░░░░░░░░ s needed and help ░░░░░░░░ these move forward in ░░░░░░░░ that can actually attract ░░░░░░░░ public and private finance ░░░░░░░░ now have a group ░░░░░░░░ almost 70 foundations from ░░░░░░░░ development health climate working ░░░░░░░░ to support action on ░░░░░░░░ and resilience This summer ░░░░░░░░ response to the secretary ░░░░░░░░ s call for action ░░░░░░░░ extreme heat we put ░░░░░░░░ an initial 50 million ░░░░░░░░ help support action in ░░░░░░░░ area and we will ░░░░░░░░ looking to do more ░░░░░░░░ want to offer three ░░░░░░░░ areas where I think ░░░░░░░░ can really help move ░░░░░░░░ agenda forward One is ░░░░░░░░ as the U N ░░░░░░░░ comes together to work ░░░░░░░░ on this and work ░░░░░░░░ with countries on facing ░░░░░░░░ agenda we re happy ░░░░░░░░ support this to provide ░░░░░░░░ of the research and ░░░░░░░░ support some of that ░░░░░░░░ provide to fund pilots ░░░░░░░░ evaluation of heat action ░░░░░░░░ in key countries to ░░░░░░░░ support getting access to ░░░░░░░░ funds public and private ░░░░░░░░ those countries So that ░░░░░░░░ one The second is ░░░░░░░░ given the urgency and ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented nature of what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing on extreme ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ to different and multiple ░░░░░░░░ approaches here We need ░░░░░░░░ test trial things quickly ░░░░░░░░ from them move on ░░░░░░░░ risks and be innovative ░░░░░░░░ that is a role ░░░░░░░░ philanthropy can help support ░░░░░░░░ example for it right ░░░░░░░░ is naming extreme heat ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ supporting that.”