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

This policy brief describes a study titled 'Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave,' which analyzed deaths during the May 2010 heat wave in Ahmedabad to determine if extreme heat leads to excess mortality. The brief highlights that while India has national climate change programs, it has lacked specific strategies to adapt to increasing heat, leading the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to develop the first comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat in an Indian city.

• Ahmedabad is the first city in India to establish a comprehensive preparedness plan and early warning system for extreme heat events, implemented through the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and a partnership of organisations.
• A study was conducted to analyze the impact of the May 2010 heat wave in Ahmedabad by comparing death counts from May 1–31, 2010, against the mean counts from the same periods in May 2009 and 2011 to calculate excess all-cause mortality.
• Despite the historical prevalence of high summer temperatures and the existence of national climate change programs, India had not yet implemented specific strategies to adapt to increasing heat at the time of the brief.

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.

Wikipedia

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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} }