US Climate and Health Alliance

Advancing Heat Island Mitigation in Canada and the United States

Location: Webcast

Sponsor: Health Canada and the Environmental Protection Agency

More Information: http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/hc-sc/registration/816eng.php

Health Canada’s Climate Change and Innovation Bureau and EPA’s Heat Island Reduction Program would like to invite you to a webinar–part of a Cool Communities webinar series hosted by Health Canada–showcasing innovative community-level initiatives that help reduce the urban heat island effect.

This webcast will include:

  • Speaker: Gregory Richardson, Health Canada. Health Canada’s Approach to Supporting Cool Communities. 
  • Speaker: Karina Richters, City of Windsor, Ontario. Mitigating the Urban Heat Island in the City of Windsor’s Parks and Downtown.
  • Speaker: Victoria Ludwig, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Federal, State, and Local Activities on Heat Island Mitigation.  
  • Speaker: Maria Koetter, Louisville Metro Government, Kentucky. Beating the Heat in Louisville with Data Driven Solutions.