

Observing heatwaves in light of adaptation and mitigation
Authors: Dr Ajit Tyagi, Dr. Niladri Gupta, Akash Goenka, Mihir Bhatt Heatwaves are turning out to be a major hazard for taking sound, sustained, and substantial adaptation and mitigation measures in South Asia. This is odd, because most science-driven and related observations lead to upcoming catastrophic loss and damage to human life, ecosystems, and economic sectors in South Asia. HOISA’s second panel (Click here) brought together key experts from the region to collectively
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Observing Heat Waves Differently
Author: Dr. Dorothea Hilhorst, Prabodh Chakrabarti, Keya Saha Chaudhary, Nimesh Dhungana, Delu Lusambya, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi At the turn of the summer, HOISA’s inaugural brought together different actors to collectively observe and discuss Heat Waves in South Asia. HOISA is the Humanitarian Observatory in South Asia and is a joint initiative of the All-India Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rott
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