Extreme heat is rapidly becoming a major risk in Southern Africa
Across the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), extreme heat is rapidly increasing and becoming the most urgent climate and health risk across the region. This is the conclusion of a new consensus study, just released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), and entitled 'Climate Change and Extreme Heat: Strengthening Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in the Southern African Development Community'. “Extreme heat is no longer a distant projection; it is already reshaping the lived realities of millions of people across Southern Africa,” stressed study-leading Expert Panel chairperson Professor Jerome Amir Singh. “This report highlights the urgency of strengthening heat-health preparedness and provides clear, evidence-based pathways for governments and communities to respond.”
Across the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), extreme heat is rapidly increasing and becoming the most urgent climate and health risk across the region. This is the conclusion of a new consensus study, just released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), and entitled 'Climate Change and Extreme Heat: Strengthening Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in the Southern African Development Community'. “Extreme heat is no longer a distant projection; it is already reshaping the lived realities of millions of people across Southern Africa,” stressed study-leading Expert Panel chairperson Professor Jerome Amir Singh. “This report highlights the urgency of strengthening heat-health preparedness and provides clear, evidence-based pathways for governments and communities to respond.”
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