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February, 2016
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Author: COHED Center
The COHED Center published a flip chart in bilingual (English and Vietnamese) with graphics on Heat Stress Prevention for Workers Working in High Temperature Environment. The flip chart can be used for key communications with factory and enterprise workers.
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February, 2016
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Author: COHED Center
Vietnam is a country being affected by increasingly severe climate change. This is particularly evident in the increase in average temperature and heat waves, which have increased both in intensity and maximum temperature.In assessing the need for action to reduce the thermal impact on workers...
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February, 2016
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Author: Sarah Opitz-Stapleton
This study confirmed that temperatures have increased in the past few decades and that climate change will lead to more heat waves, a longer hot season, and stressful working temperatures in the future for Da Nang. The number of very hot days in which the heat index exceeds 34°C, the...
ASIA:Vietnam Vietnam:Da Nang |
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February, 2016
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Author: COHED
In the context of climate change occurring and causing numerous effects all over the world, the related increase in temperature is impacting people’s livelihood and also production activities. Workers in big cities, especially workers at construction sites and trade villages are considered...
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January, 2014
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Author:
Semarang is one of ACCCRN's pilot cities in Indonesia which has made a commitment towards climate change adaptation since 2009. Vulnerability assessment and city resilience strategies were developed in 2010 and several actions have been conducted. Several of them have been finished including...
ASIA:Indonesia Indonesia:Semarang |
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April, 2013
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Author: TARU Leading Edge
The objective of this project is to establish an urban health and climate resilience center which could help Surat and other municipalities to improve their urban health management through evidence-based research.
GLOBAL ASIA:India India:Surat |
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November, 2012
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Author: TARU Leading Edge
The urban population's growth, intersectoral competition over water resources and climate change are expected to amplify water scarcity, energy costs and health issues in urban areas. Improving efficiency and reducing climate change-related risks would be possible through integrated...
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June, 2012
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Author: TARU Leading Edge
Knowledge sharing and interactions between different stakeholders of the city are essential to understand the problems and solutions at the local level, and to build a political alliance for urban health.
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December, 2010
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Author: TARU Leading Edge
Surat is India's 12th largest city with a population of 4.4 million. The high density, the lack of water supply and its location on a river side combined with high temperatures and humidity and rapid urban growth make Surat highly conductive to vector-borne and water-borne diseases. Real time...
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January, 2010
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Author:
In 2014, Semarang had a population of 1.5 millionand a total area 373.70 km2. Based on this vulnerability assessment, Semarang is facing several climate impacts such as flood (both tidal flood and flash flood), coastal erosion, drought, limited access to clean water, climate disease, sea level...
ASIA:Indonesia Indonesia:Semarang |
