Existing Heat Action Plans prioritise short-term relief and are insufficiently localised The millions of people living in slums across Asian cities are already facing a disproportionately higher share of urban hazards The increasing frequency of heat waves is just one of them But it is getting worse each year As urban heat islands and heatwaves [] The post How slum-dwellers bear the brunt of summer heat appeared first on 360
Equitable housing integrated with low-carbon and affordable key services like water, sanitation, energy and accessible transportation is critical to ensuring the least amount of harm from climate change.
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Delhi, Kolkata, Lahore, Dhaka, Shanghai and Beijing are expected to start recording considerable “hot hours” annually even at 1.5 and 2 degree C warming over pre-industrial levels