Identification of Heat Threshold and Heat Hotspots in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Author: Ashma Subedi, Towhidul Islam, Ramiz Khan, Dr. Ahmadul Hassan, Sanne Hogesteege

Organization: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Year: 2021

Identification of Heat Threshold and Heat Hotspots in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

This report aims to support the Rajshahi Metropolitan City and other emergency service providers in Rajshahi, such as the Disaster Management Department, the Rajshahi branch of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), the unit responsible for determining the heat thresholds and hotspots indicating when and where to act before or during heatwave days. Moreover, the report intends to encourage city stakeholders to take fruitful actions in upcoming heat seasons to reduce the city’s heat risks and build stakeholder’s capacity on city heat actions.