The 1st US Caribbean Extreme Heat Summit
02/27/2024 8:00 am 
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 
The 1st US Caribbean Extreme Heat Summit was held at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico on Feb 27-28, 2024.
The meeting was co-sponsored by the Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network A NOAA CAP/RISA Team and by the National Science Foundation (thanks to Dr. Zheng O’Neill and Dr. Jorge E. González).
27 panelists/lecturers from diverse disciplines (education, energy, cancer, public health, agriculture, marine and coastal ecosystems, urban planning, sociology, emergency management, recreation and sports, engineers, architects, among others).
26 institutions (federal and state agencies, municipalities, academies and non-profit organizations) discussed Heat Impacts in all Socio-ecological Systems and made a “Call to Action” in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to accelerate Adaptation and Mitigation strategies in the face of Extreme Heat.
Over 200 attendees in-person (in total)
Over 2,500 people reached through the Facebook Live connection thanks to Eco-exploratorio: Science Museum of Puerto Rico
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University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
