Monrovia, Feb. 12 -- When Eugenia Kargbo was announced as the nation's first Chief Heat Officer, she wanted a fixed solution, so she began planting trees and erecting shade canopies in marketplaces to help women adapt to the rising heat temperature caused by climate change.

These combined efforts provide outdoor protection to some of the city's 1.2 million population who spend hours in the blazing sun, enduring intense heat and unusual rainfall. Solar lights were also installed.

As a Freetown native, Kargbo remembers her city's vibrant years-a time when it was defined by its livability, peaceful atmosphere, and lush forest cover. Today, however, that natural beauty is vanishing. Rising sea levels, extreme heat, and devastating floods ar...