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Deliverables
Deliverable 3.1 Results of Population Survey: Population Survey Results
Deliverable 2.4 Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews: Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews
Deliverable 2.3 Key Informant Interviews: Key Informant Interviews
Deliverable 2.2 Literature Review: Literature Review
Deliverable 2.1 Compilation of EU national Heat Plans: Heat Plan Compilation
Kick-Off Meeting Heidelberg
Presentations kick-off meeting
- Heatwaves and Health – Prof. M. Marx: Marx_Heatwaves and Health
- Country presentations
- Netherlands: vdHazel_Netherlands_Country Presentation
- Israel: Chudnovsky_Israel_Country Presentation
- Georgia: Nia_Georgia_Country Presentation
- Germany: Louis_Germany_Country Presentation
Publications
https://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/about-disasters/definition-of-hazard/extreme-temperatures/ (on heatwaves by IFRC)
https://72tuntia.fi/en/?lang=en (on self-preparedness)
Background Literature
Astrom, D.O.; Forsberg, B.; Rocklov, J. Heat wave impact on morbidity and mortality in the elderly population: A review of recent studies. Maturitas
2011 , 69, 99– 105.
USEPA. 2013. United states environmental protection agency. Heat island effect. Available: http://www.epa.gov/hiri.
Van Loenhout, J.A.F.; Guha-Sapir, D. How resilient is the general population to heatwaves? A knowledge survey from the ENHANCE project in Brussels and
Amsterdam. BMC Res. Notes 2016, 9, 499
Cuesta, Julita Gil, et al. “General Population Knowledge about Extreme Heat: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Lisbon and Madrid.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 2, 2017, p. 122., doi:10.3390/ijerph14020122
Climate change and extreme weather events: can developing countries adapt? M.Monirul Qader Mirza, Climate policy 2003.
Van loenhout JA, Rodriguez-llanes JM, Guha-sapir D. Stakeholders’ Perception on National Heatwave Plans and Their Local Implementation in Belgium and The Netherlands. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13(11)
Lowe, D.; Ebi, K.L.; Forsberg, B. Heatwave early warning systems and adaptation advice to reduce human health consequences of heatwaves. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011 , 8, 4623–4648.
Mastrangelo, G.; Fedeli, U.; Visentin, C.; Milan, G.; Fadda, E.; Spolaore, P. Pattern and determinants of hospitalization during heat waves: An ecologic study. BMC Public Health 2007 , 7, 200