Table 1 Heat adaptation packages defined by 2050

From: Prioritizing heat adaptation measures across Indian cities: a benefit-cost analysis

Adaptation measure

Intervention description

Impacts quantified

Value metric and valuation approach

(i) Urban Greening

- M: Increase tree cover by 10% - H: Increase tree cover by 30%

Averted Mortality Averted Labor Productivity

Mortality risk, Labor productivity loss (Relative risk as a function of temperature & heat stress)

(ii) Heatwave Early Warnings

- M: 20% reduction in heat-related mortality - H: 40% reduction in heat-related mortality

Averted Mortality

Mortality risk (Relative risk as a function of heatwave days)

(iii) Cool Roofs Program

- M: 12.5% of the city roof area - H: 25.0% of the city roof area

Avoided Cooling Costs

Cooling cost (Cooling expenditure as a function of temperature)

(iv) Shifting Working Hours

- M: Adjust hours for 25% of outdoor workers - H: Adjust hours for 50% of outdoor workers

Averted Labor Productivity

Labor productivity risk (Productivity loss as a function of heat stress indexes)

  1. The table outlines various adaptation measures aimed at reducing the impacts of heat stress by the year 2050, categorized into Medium (M) and High (H) ambition packages. Each adaptation measure, including Urban Greening, Heatwave Early Warnings, Working Hours Shift, and Cool Roofs Program, details specific interventions and quantifies impacts using metrics based on temperature and heat stress.
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