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…
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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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From Vulnerability Assessments to Low/No Regret Resilience Planning in Rural Contexts
Author: Anuradha Phadtare, Dipak Zade, Marcella D'Souza, Swapnil Vyas, Yogesh Shinde
This chapter draws on lessons learnt from natural resources management projects in three Indian states – which includes designing projects, making mid-course modifications, and conducting project evaluations. It provides guidelines…
Tag: Adaptation planning Agriculture Climate resilience No/low regret adaptation Sustainable livelihood approach Vulnerability
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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…
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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…
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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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A Report on deployment of Parabolic Community Solar Cookers – for Mid-Day-Meal Scheme in Rural Schools The Project
Author: Arjuna Srinidhi
WOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five Indian states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand. WOTR is recognised widely as a premier…
Tag: Agriculture Agrometeorology Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Risk Reduction Ecosystems Gender Governance Groundwater management Health Land degradation Livelihoods Nutrition Renewable Energy Resilience Sanitation Vulnerability Water Watershed Development
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