Master Class on 'Heat Early Warning Systems-Scientific Approaches for Estimating Thresholds'

Heatwave Early Warning Systems are designed to reduce the avoidable human health consequences of heatwaves through timely notification of prevention measures to the vulnerable populations.

This master class will deliberate on the importance of temperature thresholds in heat early warning systems, along with various options and best in use scientific analytical methods available for deriving such temperature thresholds. It will also discuss the issues and constraints in policy decision making in setting threshold temperature for heat early warning systems.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Co-relating Early Warning Systems (EWS) & Temperature Thresholds

• Scientific Approach for estimating Thresholds

• Constraints in setting Temperature Thresholds