How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Plan and alert thresholds
- 02 / Physical change
Access to water, fresh water and assistance
- 03 / Possible outcome
Exposure and contained consequences
Preparing services and people before the heat can reduce exposure and make assistance faster.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
Ahmedabad has developed a plan that combines communication, alert and health response. An observational assessment compared mortality before and after implementation.
Putting the choices into practice
Starting point
The challengeResponse after the emergency
The responseSeasonal preparation
Access
The challengeAdvice without alternatives
The responseWater and cool places
Health
The challengeUnprepared services
The responseCoordinated assistance
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The deaths avoided are estimates, with uncertainty, not a direct count. Temperatures, population and adaptation change over the years.
Other possible benefits
Protection of workers and the most vulnerable people.
Research and local documents
- Local document and reported findingHess et al., 2018 · Building Resilience to Climate Change: Pilot Evaluation of a Heat Action Plan in Ahmedabad ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
- Local document and reported findingKnowlton et al., 2014 · Development and Implementation of South Asia's First Heat-Health Action Plan in Ahmedabad ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
