Reducing Human Vulnerability to Heat Stress in Rural Communities of Semi-Arid Maharashtra
Author: Premsagar Tasgaonkar
Summer temperatures in India have been rising over the last few decades, resulting in increased heat-related morbidity and mortality. Future climate projections for India indicate that heat waves will likely…
Tag: Climate Change Adaptation Climate resilience Heat Stress
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Vulnerability to heat stress: A case study of Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
Author: Cor Jacobs, Marcella D'Souza, Premsagar Tasgaonkar, Ramkumar Bendapudi
The increased intensity of agriculture combined with changes in timings of working hours (i.e. working even during the hottest time of the day) means that farmers and outdoor labourers are…
Tag: AWS Heat Stress Vulnerability
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Vulnerability to heat stress: A case study of Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
Author: Cor Jacobs, Marcella D'Souza, Premsagar Tasgaonkar, Ramkumar Bendapudi
This policy brief provides a pilot assessment of vulnerability to heat exposure in a rural context during the peak summer months of 2016 with a focus on indoor and outdoor…
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Managing the Increasing Heat Stress in Rural Areas
Author: Aditya Pradyumna, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Premsagar Tasgaonkar, Ramkumar Bendapudi
The present study examines the vulnerability of rural communities to heat stress in the semiarid villages in the Maharashtra state of India. The study was conducted in five villages of…
Tag: differential vulnerability heat related symptoms Heat Stress rural health semi-arid regions
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Heat Stress – Vulnerability, strategies in rural communities in the semi-arid region of Maharashtra, India
Author: Aditya Pradyumna, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Ramkumar Bendapudi
Increasing temperatures are likely to impact human health. An increase in severe heat wave days and heat mortalities has been observed in India over the past few decades. A report…
Tag: Heat Stress Vulnerability
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Heat Stress – Vulnerability, health impacts, and coping strategies in rural communities in the semi-arid region of Maharashtra, India
Author: Aditya Pradyumna, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Ramkumar Bendapudi
This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the rural communities in the semi-region of Maharashtra and…
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Health vulnerability to heat stress in rural communities of the semi-arid regions of Maharashtra, India
Author: Aditya Pradyumna, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Ramkumar Bendapudi
Increasing summer temperatures are likely to impact human health. In India, an increase in severe heat wave days per year has been observed over the past few decades. This is…
Tag: Heat Stress Vulnerability
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HEAT STRESS How does one recognize Heat Stress? What should you do when a person suffers from heat stress?
Author: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
Heat stress advisory giving signs and symptoms and the appropriate response to the symptoms of heat stress. It covers basic information on ‘How does one recognize Heat Stress?. What should…
Tag: Heat Stress response to heat stress signs and symptoms of heat stress Vulnerability
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भारतामधील,महाराष्ट्र राज्यातील अर्ध्य शुष्क रचनेच्या (Semi-Arid) क्षेत्रातील ग्रामीण समुदायामध्ये वाढत चाललेल्या उष्णतेच्या ताण तणावामुळे निर्माण होणारी असुरक्षितता (Vulnerability)
Author: Aditya Pradyumna, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Ramkumar Bendapudi
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Tag: differential vulnerability heat related symptoms Heat Stress High Temprature rural health semi-arid regions
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