Heat-Related Mortality in India Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave

The document introduces a study on the 2010 Ahmedabad heat wave, highlighting the city's role as the first in India to develop a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat. It outlines the methodology used to calculate excess mortality by comparing death counts from May 2010 against mean counts from May 2009 and 2011.

• Ahmedabad is the first city in India to establish a comprehensive preparedness plan and early warning system to manage extreme heat events, implemented via the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and partner organisations.
• The study calculates excess mortality from the May 2010 heat wave by comparing death counts from May 1–31, 2010, with the average death counts from the same period in May 2009 and May 2011.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Heat-Related Mortality in India Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave. https://cdkn.org/resource/heat-related-mortality-2010-ahmedabad-india

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Heat-Related Mortality in India Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/heat-related-mortality-2010-ahmedabad-india.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014heatrelated, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Heat-Related Mortality in India Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/heat-related-mortality-2010-ahmedabad-india}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }