Innovative Heat Wave Early Warning System And Action Plan In Ahmedabad, India
Organization: World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Year: 2018
Published in:
WHO/WMO. (2018) Climate Services forHealth: Improving public health decision-making in a new climate. Eds.J.Shumake-Guillemot and L.Fernandez-Montoya. Geneva.
Following a deadly heat wave in May 2010, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) realized that coordinated action was needed to protect its residents from extreme heat and to become more climate-resilient