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The ADAPTE project provides interdisciplinary expertise from the US and Latin America to help city authorities plan for the health impacts of extreme weather and air pollution, focusing on quantifying exposure, understanding socio-economic vulnerability, and assessing adaptation responses.

This report by the Centre for Environmental Rights, authored by Robert Scholes and Francois Engelbrecht of the Global Change Institute, details the human-caused climate impacts affecting southern Africa. It highlights the region's status as a climate 'hotspot' where warming is occurring at twice the global average rate, leading to severe risks for agriculture, water security, human health, and biodiversity. The document emphasizes that the severity of these impacts depends on global mitigation efforts, with warming above 2°C posing catastrophic risks to staple crops and livestock.

This guide by RMI provides strategies for maintaining cool indoor temperatures while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, particularly during heat waves. It outlines passive cooling methods, natural ventilation techniques, and efficient cooling technologies, supported by two case studies of net-zero and super-insulated homes in Colorado.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute provides ten recommendations for co-designing actionable, user-focused climate services to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and policy implementation. Based on the HazardSupport project and case studies in Sweden, the brief emphasizes the need for iterative dialogue, the use of facilitators, and the alignment of climate data with existing planning tools to ensure science effectively informs adaptation planning and decision-making.

This research paper describes the development and implementation of the Heat Action Plan in Ahmedabad, India, the first such comprehensive effort in South Asia. The plan focuses on reducing heat-related morbidity and mortality through an early warning system, public awareness campaigns, and capacity building for healthcare professionals, driven by a coalition of local government, academic, and international partners.

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.

This case study describes the development and implementation of the Heat Action Plan in Ahmedabad, India. Led by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in partnership with academic and environmental groups, the plan established the first comprehensive early warning system and heat preparedness strategy in South Asia to protect vulnerable populations from extreme heat.

The ADAPTE project provides interdisciplinary expertise to help Latin American city authorities plan for the health impacts of air pollution and extreme weather, focusing on quantifying exposure, understanding vulnerability, and assessing adaptation.

This document presents three case study profiles from Senegal focusing on community-led climate adaptation in agriculture (Daga Birame), coastal erosion (Dionewar), and health (Widou Thiengoly). It details the specific practices, outcomes, and challenges associated with these local initiatives and their alignment with Senegal's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This executive summary, authored by Professor Bob Scholes and Professor Francois Engelbrecht, details the climate vulnerabilities and projected impacts for Southern Africa during the 21st century. It emphasizes that the region is warming at twice the global average rate and warns that agricultural production, freshwater availability, and human health are at significant risk, particularly under low-mitigation scenarios.

A fact sheet from the World Resources Institute detailing how climate change and extreme weather events increase health vulnerabilities in the United States, specifically regarding heat waves, wildfires, flooding, and respiratory health.