Development and Pilot Implementation of Gujarat State Heat Action Plan (GSHAP)

Development and Pilot Implementation of Gujarat State Heat Action Plan (GSHAP)

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The overall aim of Gujarat State Heat Action Plan will be to provide a framework of implementation, coordination and evaluation of heat health response activities to reduce the ill effects of extreme heat in various cities and districts across the Gujarat state. The project will be providing platform for research in area of environmental stressors like heatwave and its impact on public health. It will promote interdisciplinary research work and will also bring in the inter sectoral partnership among key Government agencies like GIDM, State and Municipal Health Departments, Indian Meteorological Department Gujarat and IIPHG to develop a DRM tool focused on environmental extremes heatwave events. The GIDM will play a key role in scaling up and implementation of the outcome from the project in State of Gujarat. Further, the plan can be integrated into Disaster Management Plan for the State and also into Gujarat State Action Plan on Climate Change.