Thanks to Tanvi Deshpande for writing an informative and thought provoking article [1] about informal Indian workers having little heat protection while India braces for summer in 2026.

Informal Indian workers lack heat protection when they work outdoors and in factories without shade, water, or toilets. Heat causes headaches, dizziness, dehydration. Productivity declines with temperature rise. Workers lose income when work stops. Women workers face health risks. Though Government plans mention labourers, adequate support may not reach workers. Studies show garment workers and street vendors face severe health issues, including dehydration and infections. Most lack clean water and sanitation. Experts suggest insurance and much improved hygiene standards.

The above will be unfortunately true for similar workers in other parts of the world. Despite labour protections in advisories, informal workers remain highly vulnerable.

1. https://www.indiaspend.com/earthcheckindia/as-india-braces-for-summer-informal-workers-have-little-heat-protection-983279

#HeatWaveIndia #LabourRights #ClimateVulnerability #IndianEconomy #WorkerSafety #India #ClimateAction

Pakistan faces water crisis as 80% lack safe drinking water

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1414566/pakistan-faces-water-crisis-as-80-lack-safe-drinking-water/

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #ClimateVulnerability @paulbeckwith

#ClimateIndex of countries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Br3mcrtYI

#climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #ClimateJustice

Hurricane Helene exposed Yancey County's vulnerability as unheard warnings led to unprepared communities along the Cane River. #HurricaneHelene #ClimateVulnerability #DisasterPreparedness

https://propub.li/4jl3dGg

OnlineFirst - "The influence of climate resilience governmentality on vulnerability in regional Australia" by Guy Jackson:

#climatechange #climateresilience #governmentality #Australia #climatejustice #climatevulnerability

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486241226919

"#Maladaptation is usually understood as referring to the unintended consequences of well-meant measures to reduce #ClimateVulnerability. But it also includes the fallout from decisions that favour technical fixes over more holistic approaches."

https://theconversation.com/climate-adaptation-projects-sometimes-exacerbate-the-problems-they-try-to-solve-a-new-tool-hopes-to-correct-that-213969