Rising
Risk of Heat Waves in India
Southasiadisasters.net
issue no. 174, October 2018:
AIDMI's publication of Southasiadisasters.net is titled "Rising
Risk of Heat Waves in Asia" It highlights not only the incidences and
impacts of heat waves in Asia but also all the scientific and governance
innovations 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 least
seven Asian countries have already set monthly high temperature records at the
end of March 2018.
All this scientific and empirical evidence points to the
inconvenient truth that the incidence and intensity of heat waves will increase
across Asian countries in the coming years. Therefore, there is a need to
address this rising risk or mitigate its adverse impacts. This issue of
Southasiadisasters.net takes stock of the best practices in governance systems
(heat wave action plans), early warning and health preparedness among others to
mitigate the adverse impacts of heat waves in Asia.
This issue's contents includes: (i) Heat Waves and Street
Vendors: What Cities Can Do; (ii) Top Three Achievements of India to become
"Weather Ready and Climate Smart"; (iii) Public Health Impact of Heat
Waves in Indian Cities; (iv) Heat Wave Action Planning in Cities: A View from
Gujarat; (v) Research Issues on Heat Waves in India; (vi) Heat Wave As A New
Norm in Vietnam; (vii) Heating Island Paradise: Philippine Temperature Rises; (viii)
Heat Wave Action Plan – Ahmedabad; (ix) Role and Results of National Disaster
Management Authority in Heat Wave Planning in India; (x) Impact of Heat Wave on
Vulnerable Citizens in Indian Cities; (xi) Impact of Heat Waves on Citizens;
(xii) India Heading for Worst Summer and Heat Wave Across Half the Country.
Some of the best thinkers, researchers, experts, and
activists, including Mihir R. Bhatt with AIDMI Team; Maya Potter,
Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellow; Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Secretary to the
Government of India, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, India; Vaishali
Paste, Public Health Specialist, and Edmond Fernandes, CEO, Center For Health
and Development (CHD), Karnataka, India; Shwetal Shah, Technical Advisor –
Climate Change Department, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; Saudamini
Das, NABARD Chair Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India; Thao
Do, IDS, Sussex, Vietnam; and Rolando Talampas, Asian Center, University of the
Philippine Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
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