Vulnerability to heat stress : a case study of Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India

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dc.contributor.authorTasgaonkar, Premsagar
dc.contributor.authorD'Souza, Marcella
dc.contributor.authorBendapudi, Ramkumar
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Cor
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-04T21:30:23Z
dc.date.available2020-03-04T21:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractThis study provides a pilot assessment of vulnerability to heat exposure in a rural context during the peak summer months (2016) with a focus on indoor and outdoor temperatures. Due to the rise in average global temperatures, the risk of morbidity and mortality related to heat stress will continue to increase and become a growing issue in India. Most epidemiological studies on heat and health rely on meteorological data from standardized weather stations that do not adequately reflect exposure to heat, for example inside houses, or the landscape characteristics of a location.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID)
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58600
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHEATen
dc.subjectHEAT STRESSen
dc.subjectMORTALITYen
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTUREen
dc.subjectROOFSen
dc.subjectHOUSINGen
dc.subjectRURAL POORen
dc.subjectWEATHER STATIONSen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleVulnerability to heat stress : a case study of Yavatmal, Maharashtra, Indiaen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holder© 2018 International Development Research Centre
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107640
idrc.project.titleAdaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-253251
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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