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Designing homes for a warming world: Why social norms are essential factors in rehousing projects worldwide

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Pathfinder Commision

Health co-benfits of Decarbonisation

Publications: Heat in improverished settlements

Bardhan, R., Debnath, R., and Mukherjee, B. (2023). Factor in gender to beat the heat in impoverished settlements. Nature, 620, 727 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02632-3

Publications: Are heatwaves deadly for women

Ling, Y. T., Bardhan, R., Debnath, R., & Mukherjee, B. (2024, April). Are heatwaves more deadly for women?. Royal Statistical Society.

Publications: Heat in Global South

Debnath, R., Bardhan, R., and Bell, M. (2023). Lethal heatwaves are challenging India's sustainable development. PLOS Climate, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000156

Media coverage - Heatwaves in India

India’s Heat Waves Endanger Development of Most Populous NationRepeated heat stress from climate-exacerbated hot weather is making India’s population more vulnerable to illness and hunger, a new study says.

Climate experts reveal that local wisdom is needed to combat heatwave crisisThe co-author of a new Cambridge study that says rising mercury will affect crop yield, progress and productivity, tells mid-day that the solutions lie in our roots

Dr Ronita Bardhan interviewed on BBC Sounds

Behind the paper: Lethal heatwaves are challenging India’s sustainable development - LatitudeIn this post, we speak to Ramit Debnath, first author of the recent widely-discussed PLOS Climate article “Lethal heatwaves are challenging India’s sustainable development“, about…

Climate change is fueling deadly heat waves in India. It's putting the country's development at risk, study says | CNNDeadly heat waves fueled by climate change are threatening India's development and risk reversing its progress on poverty alleviation, health and economic growth, a new study has found.

Heatwave preparedness grows more pressingWith increasing numbers and intensity of heatwaves, India must ensure heat action plans are useful

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'Are we approaching a Doomsday scenario for the climate crisis?'

Dr Ronita Bardhan as a Guest Speaker, talking about the adaptation and health impact in climage change

Killer heatwaves endanger India's development Heatwaves could slow or reverse India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without heat impact assessments, University of Cambridge researchers found in a new study.

How heat waves are wreaking havoc around the world'A collision of multiple cumulative climate hazards'

Rate of global sea-level rise doubles in a decade, and the other nature and climate news you need to read this weekTop nature and climate news: Sea levels rising twice as fast as long-term trend; India's development at risk from extreme heat; EU makes climate crisis policies more ambitious.

The Current

A record heatwave hits India and other parts of Asia

A record heatwave hits India and other parts of Asia • The Current - Podcast AddictIndia and other parts of Asia are experiencing one of the worst April heatwaves in the continent’s history. We hear from Pranami Garg, who lives in the Indian state of Maharashtra and recently suffered from heat exhaustion; and Ronita Bardhan, co-author of a new study that suggests we don't know the full extent of damage caused by extreme heat waves in India.

Podcast interview

Dr Ronita Bardhan talks about the latest research on heatwavaes

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