Key Objectives
Generate primary evidence on health, livelihood, and economic burdens of heat stress among informal workers in Varanasi and Patna.
Map urban heat risk by integrating heat mapping with city-level climate data across geography, infrastructure, and communities.
Design occupation-specific resilience measures (heat-shields) for vendors, rickshaw pullers, construction, and sanitation workers.
Address the double burden on informal-sector women balancing heat exposure with unpaid care work, via gender-responsive research.
Build youth leadership through participatory, culture-based methods for sustained community action.
Strengthen policy by helping city administrations close gaps in Heatwave Action Plans and ensure on-ground implementation.