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Displaying 9 of about 9 results… early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The Heat Action Plan aims to implement four key strategies: …
… This study seeks to carry out an assessment of the urban heat islands (UHI) phenomena, alongside a vulnerability … … This study seeks to carry out an assessment of the urban heat islands (UHI) phenomena, alongside a vulnerability …
… focuses on the theme of the 'Risk of Heat Waves and Climate Change in India'. It tries to highlight the phenomena of heat waves from the perspectives of various stakeholders … cities. Similarly, an anthropological perspective to heat wave planning is also posited. This issue's contents …
… This guidance considers who is at risk from heat, outlines approaches to assessing heat stress, presents the science and methodologies associated with the development of Heat–Health Warning Systems, overviews heat-intervention …
… most vulnerable residents who will be impacted by extreme heat in Ahmedabad: key government agencies, health care … the poorer communities are particularly at risk to heat waves’ destructive impact. Residents of slum communities are more exposed to extreme heat and more susceptible to heat’s effects on health, and …
… levels of five major threats, through 2050: extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland and coastal flooding, with … levels of five major threats, through 2050: extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland and coastal flooding, with …
… four key areas are i) water scarcity, ii) flood risk, iii) heat stress, iv) impacts on natural capital and agriculture. … four key areas are i) water scarcity, ii) flood risk, iii) heat stress, iv) impacts on natural capital and agriculture. …
The Lancet, 2015, dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6
This report by the 2015 Lancet Commission maps out the impacts of climate change by examining the latest health data, and suggests the necessary policy responses in order to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide.
The report shows that the direct health imp…
… seen Australia experiencing more warm weather and extreme heat, and fewer cool extremes. There has been an increase in … seen Australia experiencing more warm weather and extreme heat, and fewer cool extremes. There has been an increase in …