This CDKN Guide presents the story of how an action research initiative in a single city in India has evolved into contagious policy action in 17 cities and 11 states, with interest from national leadership. By starting small and learning by doing, heat-wave planning and response has become increasingly ambitious in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state, and success there has had a strong demonstration effect.
This Guide outlines what other cities can learn from this experience for tackling the heat risk and also for other urban challenges. It focuses on the factors that have enabled this success. This includes the process of devising and rolling out Heat Action Plans, which have been pioneered in Ahmedabad.
Check out the guide here:
https://cdkn.org/resource/heat-action-plans