Economic And Health Impact Assessment Of Heat Adaptation Action:
Case Studies From India
Economic and Health Impact Assessment of Heat Adaptation Action: Case Studies from India
Location of study: Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India
Supported by The Wellcome Trust, UK
KEY ENDEAVOURS
- Quantification: health impacts, healthcare seeking behaviour costs
- Assessment of ongoing programmes and policies (Heat Action Plans/HAPs)
- Pilot new interventions: Advisory app, awareness creation, adaptation kit
- Evaluation: Cost-effectiveness, avoided damages; community acceptance; policy and regulatory feasibility
- Capacity building and guidance material
Case Study Sites: Jodhpur and Bhubaneswar
TEAM
- Institute of Economic Growth (IEG, Delhi, India): Purnamita Dasgupta, William Joe, Gudakesh, Madhura Chowdhuri, Girika Sharma, Anussha Murali
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU, Delhi, India): Meeta Mehra, Rajib Dasgupta
- AIIMS Jodhpur (India): Pankaja Raghav
- Development and Environment Futures Trust (DEFT, Bhubaneswar, India): Arabinda Mishra
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM, Pune, India): Rupa Kumar Kolli
- University College London (UCL, UK): Clare Heaviside
- University of Washington (UW, USA): Kristie Ebi
