Increasing temperature means more heat related diseases, agricultural loss, economic damage and even fatal.
Last year, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported 360 heatstroke death. However, a report by non-profit heatwatch estimates that India’s actual death toll is more than 700.
Heat-related mortality is expected to increase-only in India, but globally.
Experts emphasize that the only way to deal with this challenge is through long -term systemic changes.
According to the authors of the report, these include:
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Strengthening the action plans of heat by institutionalizing long -term tasks and tracking effectiveness.
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Long -term heat risk decrease using the National and State Fund for projects.
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To appoint heat officers and start a multi-year program to train officers in the most heat-waller worthy cities of India.
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Improves access to climate estimates and future climate data for better plan.
Without action, the possibility of rising temperature will increase short -term measures, which will cause high mortality and economic loss.
