Accelerating Extreme Heat Responses: Perspectives from India

Southasiadisasters.net issue No. 213, August 2024

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled 'Accelerating Extreme Heat Responses: Perspectives from India,' focuses on the critical challenge of extreme heat and heatwaves in India. As climate change intensifies, India faces growing threats from rising temperatures that impact public health, livelihoods, agriculture, and economic productivity. The issue brings together perspectives from policymakers, researchers, disaster management experts, and development practitioners to examine India's vulnerability to extreme heat and outline strategies for building resilience.
 

Contributions include:

• Introduction by Shombi Sharp
• Beyond Saving Lives: Rethinking Heatwave Preparedness in India by Dr. P G Dhar Chakrabarti
• Beyond Research: Turning Heatwave - Knowledge into Action in India by Dr. Krishna AchutaRao
• Heatwaves: A Looming Disaster Demanding State-Level Action in India by Abhiyant Tiwari
• Heatwaves in India: Assessing Vulnerability and Government Response by Prof Vinod K. Sharma
• The Unheard Voices of India Heatwaves: Demands from the Frontlines by Madhukar Sanap
• Kerala's Fight Against the Heat: Utilising Government Schemes for Effective Heatwave Mitigation and Management by Joe John George
• Combating Heatwaves in India: A Focus on Community Needs and Collaborative Action by Nupur Tyagi and Mishel Mohan
• The Unrelenting Heat: An Urgent Call for Action on India's Frontline by Imran Majid
• Kerala on the Frontlines: Battling Heatwaves and Building Resilience by Fahad Marzook
• From Campus to Country: Scaling Up: Heatwave Mitigation Strategies in India by Sudhakar Patra
• Feeling the Heat: A Northeast India - Policymaker's Call to Action on Heatwaves by Mridusmita Borah
• A Collaborative Approach to Building Extreme Heat Resilience in India by Mihir R. Bhatt and Mehul Pandya