This research is carried out by Joyce Kimutai 1,2, Patricia Nying’uro1, Luke Harrington3, Wesley Oghera4, Friederike Otto5 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. As the climate warms, more days with extremely hot temperatures are occurring across the world. With thousands of excess deaths every year, the health effects of hot weather are fast becoming […]
This research is carried out by Farzana Yeasmin1 , Shannon Rutherford2 , Aaron Bach2 , Jean Palutikof3 , Fahim Tonmoy4, Fahmida Tofai5, Mahbubur Rahman1 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. The ready-made garment sector is key to growing Bangladesh’s economy- providing export opportunities and employment and financial security for a large, predominantly female workforce. To ensure
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This research is carried out by Dragan Milosevic1, Stevan Savic1, Jelena Dunjic1, Daniela Arsenovic1, Zorana Luzanin2 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. Hot summers with intensive heat waves lead to strong heat-related mortality across Europe. Up to now, there have been only a limited number of studies investigating heat-related mortality in Serbia.
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This research is carried out by PK Latha1, S Ranjith1, Vidhya Venugopal1 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. Dehydration and volume loss from climate-related excessive heat exposure can cause rapid mortality from chronic disease exacerbations, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. In India, where many people perform hard physical labour in extreme heat,
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This research is carried out by Patience Chadambuka1, Sandra Bhatasara2, and Talent Moyo1 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. Focusing on rural and urban communities, the study sought to understand people’s perceptions on extreme heat in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. It focused on understanding the extent of extreme heat, how extreme heat affects people
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This research is carried out by Hakimu Sseviiri 1,2,3,4 , Paul Isolo Mukwaya1,2, Revocatus Twinomuhangi1,4, Kisira Yeeko1,3,5,6, Viola Nuwahereza3,7, Disan Byarugaba2,3, Patrick Kayima1,3,4 and Swabra Mandela Nakalanzi1,3,4 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. Uganda’s temperatures have risen by 0.78oC in the last seven decades and are projected to increase by about 2℃
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This research is carried out by Anjali Joshi1, Sabina Marasini1, Sudim Sharma2, Lava Timsina3, Biraj Man Karmacharya1 with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. The annual rise in global temperature has led to the evident impacts on lives of the most vulnerable population especially among the outdoor workers. It is a great deal
Cities and local governments play important roles in strengthening the belonging of migrants and refugees to the city, especially in areas that are the cornerstones of social cohesion, such as education, employment, and learning the language of the host country. More than half of 6,7 million people fleeing the conflict and war in Syria came
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This paper is the result of an event that took place on the 10th of November 2021 as part of the Development and Climate Days at UNFCCC COP26. This paper will summarize the key points of discussion from the four expert panelists, representing environmental and humanitarian perspectives, from both practice and policy, in combating drought
In recent years, CVA has become increasingly relevant in humanitarian responses. Organizations have developed an interest in exploring their multiple benefits. Implementing delivery mechanisms suited to a variety of contexts, both in emergencies and early recovery, promotes accountability mechanisms that identify condition-based community preferences by gathering information from communities themselves. In most cases, technological advances