Beat the Heat: Lessons Learned from the Fastest Warming County in the Nation And How You Can Ensure Neighbors Are Safe When Temperatures Rise

About this Webinar

Did you know Ventura County is warming faster than almost anywhere else in the United States? Hear how this impacts those on the frontlines of heat, and what we’re learning from local to national experts about what we can do as cities and individuals to address this urgent issue. You’ll learn how all of us can help mobilize resources to protect those most at risk — from farm workers to youth. We also share broader solutions in the works aimed at knitting together a tighter social fabric, such as neighborhood-based resource centers where community members can get the help they need when extreme heat hits.  Presented in English with Spanish interpretation in collaboration with the Atlantic Council and CAUSE.

We are only able to offer webinars like this to the community free of charge, thanks to the generosity of individuals like you. Please consider a gift to CEC in support of programming like this webinar.

Watch the recording to learn:

  • Why heat is the number one threat to our population

  • Why a new initiative to build Community Resilience Centers is central to heat preparedness

  • How youth are driving heat solutions in Santa Paula schools

  • What local communities can do to protect themselves

Find resources below, shared in the webinar, and get involved in our work to implement community-based solutions that protect our most vulnerable, just like Jeff Bridges encourages everyone to do in this short video.

Speakers:

Fabiola Gomez, Community Organizer, Central Coast United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Jennifer Hernández, Director of Climate Justice, Community Environmental Council

Kurt Shickman, Director of Heat Initiatives, Adrienne Arsht Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht Rock)

Host:

Sigrid Wright, CEO/Executive Director, Community Environmental Council

Moderator:

Em Johnson, Director of Climate Resilience, Community Environmental Council

Resources

Take action to support extreme heat resilience:

Learn more about Community Resilience Hubs and other efforts underway at the local and state level:

Learn more about how you can help protect your neighbors from extreme heat:

Learn more about heat impacts:

Want to take more action?

We are deeply grateful to our partners Rooted Language Justice for providing Spanish language interpretation and translation. Look for more bilingual webinars over the next few months.

Thank you to our sponsors

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