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African Urban heat summit

African Urban
Heat

Extreme heat threatens the health and economic stability of Africa’s hottest urban areas. The summit will address these challenges by highlighting the health and economic impacts of extreme heat, showcasing evidence-based solutions and promoting actionable, scalable strategies while prioritizing solutions developed with and for women and vulnerable communities ensuring those most at risk are central to the response

 

African Urban
Heat

Breakfast

9:00am -9:50am

Call to
Order

9:50 am – 9:55 am

Welcome and
Introduction

10:00am – 10:05am

Opening Prayers

9:55 am – 10:00 am

Opening Address

10:05am – 10:10am

Statements

Keynote Address:

Vice President of Sierra Leone

Session 1

11am - 12:10pm

  • Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown – Presentation on Transform Freetown Transform Lives: Broader view on Freetown Climate agenda
  • Kathy Baughman McLeod, CEO CRA – Presentation on the Silent & Invisible Global Threat of Heat – What is at stake? The danger, the urgency, the solutions, and the scale

Panel Event:  Feeling the Burn, Building Leaders’ Heat Awareness

Moderated by – Josh Amponso Co-Founder, Green Africa
Youth Organisation

  • Jess Ayers, PhD, CEO of Quadrature Climate Foundation
    & Senior Felow, Grantham Institute for Climate Change
    and the Environment, London School of Economics
  • Gabriel Kpaka, SL Metrological Agency
  • Dr. Doris Bah, Ministry of Health
  • Salieu Kanu, C40 Cities
  • Leeann Rizk, Mama Pekin Foundation
  • Ya Alimamy, Chair Lady Congo Market

Session 2

12:10pm - 1:05pm

Launch of the First Freetown Heat Action Plan

  • Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer, Freetown 
  • Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE 

Panel Discussion: The Power of Heat Action Planning and
Solutions to Address the Heat Crisis.

Moderated by: Ing. Trudy Morgan, UN-Habitat 

  • Sahr Mark Kanawa, Ministry of Lands and Planning
  • Lovetta Juanah, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Modupe Williams, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers
    (SLIE)
  • Francis Reffell, CODOHSAPA
  • Foday Kamara, Youth Climate Council
  • Mary McBryde, Climate Resilience for All

LUNCH 1:30 - 2:30

Session 3

Concurrent Break-out Sessions (Pre-assigned)

1. High-Level Roundtable Discussion

Facilitator – Emma Howard Boyd, CBE Chair, Climate Resilience for All

2. Technical Session

Facilitator – Pius Nishimwe, C40 Cities
Facilitator – TBD

3. Building Resilience to Heat and Disaster Risk: Strategies for Sustainable Urban Adaptation

Francis Reffell, CODOHSAPA
Idrissa Turay, Skill Pool
Leeann Rizk, Mama Pekin Foundation

Session 4

4pm - 4:10pm

Panel Discussion: The One Big Thing
Moderated by – Manja Kargbo, FCC

  • Alex MaClean, Development Director, FCDO
  • Maria G. Harrison, Ambassador, former Secretary
    General, Mano River Union
  • Raman Tom Farmar, Chief Administrator, Freetown City
    Council
  • Cassie Sutherland, C40 Cities
  • Kathy Baughman McLeod, CRA

Hackathon Finalists Announcement, Wrap-up & Heat Announcement

Kathy Baughman McLeod, CEO of Climate Resilience for All

Closing Remarks

"Welcome to Sierra Leone: Where Work, Adventure Meets Hospitality!"

Hospital

Hospitals and emergency telephone numbers are listed below: Choithram Memorial Hospital Hill Station, Freetown +232 76 980 000 Life Care Hospital 198 Wilkinson Road, Freetown +232 80 220 220

Business & Shoping

Banks are open from 8:30am to 3:30pm from Monday to Friday. Most shops are open from 8:30am up to 18:00hrs Working hours for both Government and the Private Sector are between 08:30hrs to 17:00hrs Mondays to Fridays.

Social Programme

DAY 1: Wednesday 5th February, 2025 19:00hrs – Welcome Reception and Networking (delegates only) DAY 2: Thursday 6th February, 2025 17:00hrs – Cocktail (delegates only) DAY 3: Friday 9th February, 2025 9:00am – Site Visit

Climate & Local time

The average temperature in Sierra Leone during the month of February ranges from 30 degree