Adopting A Whole-System Approach To Cooling In A Warming World
Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal…
Heat Action Plans
What Rising Temps Are Doing To The Health Of Women In India
Heat waves in India are getting worse year on year, and are reshaping women’s health…
Surviving A Heat Stroke, One Year Later
Last year, Devi Prasad Ahirwar, a former security guard, collapsed from a heat stroke in…
Too Hot To Handle As Rural Houses Turn Into Heat Traps
Studies find that tin and cement roofs significantly increase indoor heat stress in rural households,…
Local Strategies A Must For Indian Cities Facing Heat Waves
Cities across India are experiencing record-breaking temperatures, intensified both by climate change and the urban…
How India Can Keep Cool As Heatwaves Grow
As heatwaves grow more intense with rising temperatures and dense urban population, millions—especially in poorly…
Safeguarding Indian Cities From Heat
Indian cities face rising heat risks due to rapid urbanisation, loss of green cover, and…
New Report Says Heat Action Crumbles When It Needs Cross-Deptt Coordination
Heat mitigation actions aren’t keeping pace with the long-term consequences of frequent and extreme heat,…
No Respite From Heat For Workers In India
In June, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of ‘severe heatwave conditions’, sixty-year-old Mohd…
Surviving A Heat Stroke, Against All Odds
Dev Prasad Ahirwar, a 54-year-old migrant worker posted as a security guard, is one among…
India’s Heat Action Plans Ignore The Vulnerable
Researchers have stated that climate change made the heatwave that hit Bangladesh, India, Thailand and…
Bihar Heatwave Response Reveals Flaws In Our Heat Strategy
Irshad Ahmad, a shopkeeper in the city of Patna, was forced to close his store…
India’s Heat Action Plans Fail To Identify, Target Vulnerable Groups: Report
Source: PTI A review of 37 heat action plans in India shows most of them…