Extreme Heat Adaptation and Mitigation Programming: Lessons from the Affected Population

The latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the crucial topic of “Extreme Heat Adaptation and Mitigation Programming: Lessons from the Affected Population”. As the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events continue to rise due to climate change, vulnerable populations in South Asia face significant health risks and socio-economic challenges. This issue delves into the pressing need for proactive measures to safeguard communities from the impacts of extreme heat, with the following contributors and articles:

• Extreme Heat: Key Lessons by Mihir R. Bhatt 
• Lessons from NRDC Partners: Top Three Lessons by Dr. Vijay Limaye, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• Shelter Lessons from Heatwave Affected Population: Top Three Lessons by Rajneesh Sareen, Centre for Science and Environment India
• Exploring the Role of Community Commons in Heat Stress Adaptation by Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan
• Green Solutions for Programming Sustainable Heatwave Adaptation and Mitigation: Lessons from Coastal Bangladesh by Muhammad Taher
• Heatwave Adaptation and Mitigation Programming – Lessons from Vulnerable Populations by Kshitij Gupta, AIDMI
• Lessons from South to North: Adaptation Measures by Heatwave Affected Population by Md. Tahsinul Haque
• Heatwave in Asia: Agenda for Action by Habib Ur Rehman, International Rescue Committee
• Future of Heatwaves in South Asia by Kunal Satyarthi, Krishna AchutaRao, Mariam Zachariah, Mihir R. Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi
• Planning for Extreme Heat: Lessons and Recommendations for South Asia by Owen Gow, Lenio Myrivili, Bushra Afreen; and Mihir R. Bhatt
• Economic Resilience in the Face of Heatwaves: Insights from India's Heat-Exposed Workers by Akash Yadav, AIDMI
• Heatwaves in Africa: What Communities Are Doing by Paul Lodry Dongmo