HERA

HERA We are a global climate adaptation NGO dedicated to the protection of the health, income & dignity of women on the frontlines of extreme heat.

Our team is passionate about tangible results and trusted partnerships hat help people impacted by extreme heat.

10/06/2026

Women living and working on the frontlines of extreme heat are already adapting every day.

As HERA’s Visala Annamalai shared at Climate Week NYC, HERA starts with those realities—working with women and local partners to build practical solutions that protect health, income and dignity as temperatures rise.

10/05/2026

For women working in extreme heat, stopping work can mean losing essential income. At Climate Week NYC, HERA’s Eugenia Kargbo spoke about why heat solutions must protect both women’s health and livelihoods.

10/04/2026

Extreme heat has a price, and women in the informal economy are already paying it.

At Climate Week NYC, HERA brought that cost into the room with our “Extreme Heat Bill,” highlighting the health, income and daily impacts women face as temperatures rise, including an estimated $57 billion in lost earnings every year.

But measuring the cost is only the beginning. HERA is working with women and local partners to build practical solutions, from financial protection and cash support to cooling, early warning systems and heat-health interventions, that protect health, income and dignity in a hotter world.

10/04/2026

Extreme heat affects women differently — through their health, their work, their income and their responsibilities at home.

At Climate Week NYC, HERA CEO Kathy Baughman McLeod spoke about why heat solutions need to reflect those realities.

HERA is headed to the Global Heat Forum and Bangkok Climate Action Week with a clear goal: turn growing attention to ext...
10/02/2026

HERA is headed to the Global Heat Forum and Bangkok Climate Action Week with a clear goal: turn growing attention to extreme heat into practical solutions.

Across both convenings, we’ll be focused on solutions that protect health, income and dignity of informal women workers as temperatures rise, from heat preparedness and cooling to financial protection and locally led action.

We’re looking forward to learning from partners, sharing what is already working, and advancing solutions that can be tested, scaled and delivered to the people facing extreme heat.

Extreme heat is reshaping how women work, earn, and stay healthy across Thailand.More than 11 million women work in Thai...
10/01/2026

Extreme heat is reshaping how women work, earn, and stay healthy across Thailand.

More than 11 million women work in Thailand’s informal sector, often in outdoor or heat-exposed environments. In HERA-led research with women informal workers, participants reported losing up to half of their daily income because of extreme heat.

On October 6, during Bangkok Climate Action Week, HERA will host a two-session event exploring the impacts of extreme heat on women workers and the solutions being developed with communities and partners.

The event will feature:

Session 1: Working Through the Heat: Women Workers on Health, Income, and Livelihoods. A conversation centered on women experiencing extreme heat firsthand, exploring how rising temperatures affect health, income, and daily livelihoods.

Session 2: Women on the Frontlines of Heat Solutions
A discussion highlighting practical solutions and approaches being developed to support communities facing rising heat risks.

Hosted by HERA, with participation from HomeNet Thailand and Yunus Thailand.

Register now — Link in bio.

10/01/2026

What happens when extreme heat makes it too dangerous to work—but missing work means losing the income your family depends on?

HERInsura is designed around the realities of women working on the frontlines of extreme heat. It combines financial protection with cash, early warnings, and other practical solutions that help women protect their health and incomes before, during, and after dangerous heat.

What began in India is now reaching approximately 350,000 women across multiple countries.

The HERInsura model continues to evolve and expand, but its purpose remains the same: building strength in a hotter world.

Accra, Monrovia and Paynesville are moving from heat risk to heat action.Last year, HERA awarded Urban Heat Resilience G...
09/29/2026

Accra, Monrovia and Paynesville are moving from heat risk to heat action.

Last year, HERA awarded Urban Heat Resilience Grants to Accra, Monrovia and Paynesville as part of a broader effort to support locally led heat action across African cities. Today, we’re seeing that work take shape on the ground.

Through HERA’s African Urban Heat Resilience Program, trained community members took to the streets to measure how extreme heat varies across neighborhoods and identify where it hits hardest. Across Accra and the Monrovia–Paynesville urban area, teams collected more than 155,000 temperature and humidity readings, building local evidence that cities can use to understand heat risk, guide planning and identify where action is needed most.

But mapping heat is only the first step. Understanding where high temperatures overlap with fewer resources to stay safe can help cities target practical solutions — from shade and trees to water access, cooling and stronger heat preparedness. This is how heat resilience is built: with data, with communities and with action.

These photos capture that work on the ground — communities helping their cities better understand extreme heat and build the evidence needed to protect health and livelihoods in a hotter world. The work was carried out with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Monrovia City Corporation, Paynesville City Corporation and CAPA Strategies.

09/25/2026

At The Future of Heat Insurance Is Here, our Climate Week NYC event, we asked attendees one question:

What will make us stronger in a hotter world?

The answers were different, but a clear message emerged: we need to prepare earlier, collaborate more effectively, protect workers, use science and technology wisely, and build partnerships that can take solutions to scale.

Extreme heat is already reshaping people’s health, livelihoods and daily lives. Building resilience means moving from reacting to dangerous heat to putting practical protections in place before it hits — especially for women and communities on the frontlines.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in New York and shared their perspective.

09/24/2026

Parametric insurance is a powerful tool. It becomes even stronger when paired with cash support and practical solutions that reduce risk.

At HERA’s NY Climate Action Week event, The Future of Heat Insurance Is Here, we talked about what that looks like in practice: combining financial protection with heat literacy, practical ways to reduce exposure, livelihood support, and solutions designed around women’s daily realities.

That is the approach HERA is advancing through HERInsura.

Because protecting women from extreme heat is about helping women prepare, make choices, and act before the worst impacts are felt.

That is how we are delivering practical solutions that protect women’s health, income and dignity — and building strength in a hotter world.

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