Impacts of Extreme Heat:

Deadly, On the Rise Globally and Preventable

1 Heatwaves are deadly Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL EGYPT PAKISTAN

737 excess deaths 100 excess deaths 1,100 excess deaths

1995 2003 2010 2015

Chicago, USA EUROPE

739 excess deaths 70,000 excess deaths RUSSIA INDIA
56,000 excess deaths 2,500 excess deaths
2 Heatwaves are on the rise

17 of the 18 warmest years in the global temperature record have occurred since 2001.
By 2100, three quarters of the Earth’s population could experience deadly temperatures for at least 20 days each year.

3 Heatwave impacts can be reduced using simple and practical measures: Lessons from Heat Plans
Implement a Coordinate between city planning, Launch public information
Develop a Develop alert system Develop city heat
country-wide health, social services departments, campaigns on resources
city-wide for hospitals and danger register for
early warning emergency services, and national available and strategies to
heatwave plan retirement homes vulnerable people
alert system meteorological agency keep cool

Deploy public Telephone check-ins with Creat app-based map Long-term planning: add porous road and Establish Produce map for
water misters older & other vulnerable for the city’s public sidewalk coverings, plant green roofs, add cooling the city’s public
and fountains residents ‘cool locations’ trees, develop ‘micro parks’ centers green spaces

This document does not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the US government. USAID Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project, January 2020.