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Displaying 7 of about 7 results… This Heat Action Plan aims to provide a framework for the … implementation, coordination, and evaluation of extreme heat response activities in Ahmedabad that reduce the negative health impacts of exposure to extreme heat. The Plan’s primary objective is to alert those …
… not only the incidences and impacts of heat waves in Asia but also all the scientific and governance … designed to mitigate their damage. While instances of heat waves are on the rise across the world, Asia in particular seems to be reeling under an intense heat wave. According to the meteorologist Etienne Kapikian, at …
… due to the effects of global warming and the urban heat island effect and needs to be addressed through climate … been utilised for long-term planning for city-scale urban heat risk management. This paper applies adaptation pathway methodology to urban heat risk management. It uses spatially coherent downscaled …
… in rapidly urbanizing cities, climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense. In 2015, a heat wave that spread across the country claimed over 2,300 lives, …
… should happen before, during and after periods of extreme heat in Karachi. It sets out strategies that government and non-government agencies will adopt to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths in Karachi and capacitate … to ensure (1) information on weather conditions and heat health is timely and specific, (2) organizations have …
… at exposure to cyclones, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, heat stress, and water stress. … Cities and counties are … at exposure to cyclones, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, heat stress, and water stress. …
… demonstrates that the growing city-wide risks from extreme heat and weather driven by climate change can be largely … demonstrates that the growing city-wide risks from extreme heat and weather driven by climate change can be largely …