HAQR Work Group

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Santa Clara County Climate Collaborative

Heat and Air Quality Resilience (HAQR) Work Group

HAQR is a network of Santa Clara County jurisdictions, community-based organizations, academia partners, and environmental stakeholders focused on sharing research and data, leveraging resources, and coordinating the implementation of strategies and projects to increase the county’s resilience to extreme heat and impaired air quality.

Current Work Group Chairs

● Marsha Hovey, Collaborating Agencies' Disaster Relief Effort
● C.J. Gabbe, Santa Clara University

Work Group Resources

HAQR Governance document

HAQR Three-Year Work Plan

Meeting Materials

November 20, 2024

Topics:
• Urban and Community Forestry Program
• State of Santa Clara County Urban Forestry

May 29, 2024

Topics:
• HeatRisk Tool and Summer Heat Forecast
• Expanding Access to Cooling Centers in SCC

November 29, 2023

Topics:
• Presentation by BAAQMD on wildfire smoke health communications and grant programs

May 31, 2023

Topics:
• Three-year work plan
• Presentation from Breathe California and Santa Clara University

August 28, 2024

Topics:
• Miami-Dade County Heat Governance Presentation
• Information Share
• Climate Resilience Leadership Academy (CRLA), Entre las Llamas Project

February 28, 2024

Topics:
• Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program (EHCRP)
• EHCRP Opportunity Alignment with HAQR

August 23, 2023

Topics:
• Extreme heat social media campaign
• SCC Fire's wildfire mitigation efforts
• Community engagement strategies

February 28, 2023

Topics:
• HAQR Structure
• Climate Impact Compendium project

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