The Kerala State Heat Action Plan, first published in 2020, is being revised and updated so as to make it more relevant, comprehensive, and inclusive with the harsh summer weather presenting the State with new challenges every year.
The Kerala State HAP 2.0 is expected to be out in about two months, according to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) which drafted the original plan and is now revising it.
The exercise will incorporate wide-ranging aspects linked to heat-related events, including updated information, mental health issues, and behavioural interventions associated with such events, human-animal conflicts and heat, sector-wise interventions, migrant workers, hazard vulnerability and risk assessment (HVRA), temperature projections as well as water management “in a hotter Kerala.”
