Meet Europe’s first chief heat officer
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Athens is the hottest capital city in mainland Europe and temperatures continue to rise. That’s why Eleni Myrivili was appointed as the city’s – and continent’s – first chief heat officer last summer. We meet her on Philoppapou hill to hear about how urban design can help to build resilience against rising temperatures. [Read more in the July/August issue of Monocle.](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2169322/issue-155-double-issue/)
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