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Expert pieces on heat

This page features expert analyses and blog pieces that explore key issues related to extreme heat, including emerging risks, heat risk education, and lessons from research and practice.

The contributions provide interpretation, context, and forward-looking perspectives to support informed discussion and decision-making on heat risk.

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Pedestrians and workers walking in shade under scorching sun
Blog
Shubham Kashyap Payal Bhatnagar
As temperatures increase in India, so must the commitment to thermal comfort
The urgency of embedding heat resilience into urban planning was underscored on Heat Action Day (2 June), when stakeholders across government and civil society highlighted the need for coordinated action.
People are evacuated from the burning building
Interview
Dr Sofia Karma
Building resilience by design: from wildfires to broader challenges
PreventionWeb spoke with Dr Karma, Director of the European Centre for Forest Fires (ECFF), about her career path, ECFF’s work and her perspective on growing wildfire risks and related challenges.
A man in a reflective vest takes a break amidst hot weather
Blog
Kate Corby Flynn Lebus
Too hot to handle? Building resilience to extreme heat in the private sector
Gaining a better understanding of emerging risks, such as extreme heat, allows us to gather insights about the effects they will have on businesses, and the insurance coverage they will likely need in future.
Children in Colombia colouring in COPE Disaster Champion books
Blog
Martha Keswick Lina Suárez
Empowering children with free DRR materials: COPE Disaster Champions, 10 years in the making
In each of the COPE books, the squad heads off on missions to disaster-prone areas to teach other kids how to be ready for disasters, how to become agents of change in their communities and deliver a clear key DRR message.
Double exposure portrait of young woman hand wiping sweat with summer heat wave background
Blog
Martyn Clark
A smart tool beating urban heat with actionable insight
The Global Heat Resilience Service offers cities neighbourhood-level intelligence, not global averages – because they need to know where heat will hit hardest, who is most at risk, and what to do about it.
Heavy flooding from monsoon rain and tide from river in Dohar, Bangladesh (2016)
Blog
Ilan Kelman Ana Prados Gareth Byatt
Disasters that never happened: Six preventive actions
What if the next big flood, wildfire, or heatwave didn't make headlines? Not because it didn't happen, but because communities, governments and local authorities were so well-prepared that a disaster was avoided?
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