Publisher(s) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
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Location(s) Worldwide
Disaster(s) climate change
Rights OCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman
Find more on these topics Extreme heat, climate change, Russian heatwave, marginalized people, early warning, hunger, conflict, poverty, weather related disasters, ecosystems, gender and health, food insecurity, natural ecosystems, climate crisis, climate change adaptation, heat waves, droughts, Foods, Cyclones, wildfires, water and food scarcity, displacement.
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This paper has two broad objectives. First, it aims to review the scale and nature of the humanitarian challenge posed by extreme heat, both now and under future climate change scenarios. This analysis is captured in part one: ‘Five things humanitarians need to know about extreme heat.’ Second, it aims to outline the type of international humanitarian system that is best suited to respond to this challenge. This analysis is captured in part two: ‘Five steps to help prepare for the heatwaves of the future.’ This paper’s analysis was developed through a review of academic literature and publications by scientific, governmental, humanitarian and development organizations, and through interviews with relevant experts.