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Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for India.

Gulrez Azhar1,2, Shubhayu Saha3, Partha Ganguly4,5

  • 1The RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA. gazhar@rand.org.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|March 31, 2017
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India faces significant heatwave risks, with a new Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) identifying 107 districts in very high or high-risk categories. This assessment highlights the need for targeted public health adaptation strategies to mitigate heat-related burdens.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Public Health
  • Geographic Information Systems

Background:

  • Heatwaves are an increasing public health concern in India, evidenced by recent deadly events.
  • A comprehensive, country-wide assessment of heat vulnerability has been lacking.
  • Geographic variability in heat vulnerability is crucial for developing targeted adaptation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct the first country-wide assessment of heat vulnerability in India.
  • To develop a composite Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) for all districts.
  • To identify high-risk districts for targeted public health interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental data from census, health reports, and satellite imagery.
Keywords:
Indiaheat vulnerability indexheatwavemappingvulnerabilityvulnerability assessment

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  • Applied principal component analysis (PCA) on 17 normalized variables for 640 districts.
  • Created a composite Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) to map district-level risks.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified 10 districts in the very high-risk category and 97 in the high-risk category (> 2SD and 2-1SD HVI).
    • Districts with higher heat vulnerability are concentrated in central India.
    • High-vulnerability districts exhibit lower urbanization, literacy, water/sanitation access, and household amenities.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) is a valuable tool for public health planning.
    • Mapping HVI provides a critical first step in addressing the health impacts of heatwaves.
    • Future research should integrate heat exposure and health outcome data for index validation and explore sub-district vulnerability.