https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/weathering-heatwaves-in-india-2025-health-water-and-policy-challenges-amidst-climate-change https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-08/mh2vuzkk/Heat-wave0.jpg Heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense in India. How do we cope with them? https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-08/rizcgeij/Heat-map.jpg Heat warnings based on colour code used by IMD https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-08/75truyac/Heat-waves-IMpacts.jpg Heat waves can have a number of direct and indirect impacts https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-08/kle8l0f3/heat-vulnerability.jpg Factors that make one vulnerable to heat https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2025-05-08/56flrjs8/HAPs.jpg Heat actions plans implemented across nine cities in India indiawaterportal en 2026-04-23T07:03:28.305Z Weathering heatwaves in India 2026: Health, water and policy challenges amidst climate change climate change, heat waves, health, biodiversity, humidity, India Metereological Department, World Health Organisation, temperature, droughts, heat stroke, drinking water, sanitation, mental health, reproductive health, malnutrition, Heat Action Plans https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/sustainability/why-the-himalayas-need-a-new-framework-for-sustainable-development https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-22/7vlfl0zd/MountainsinsnowMountainlakeCholaValleyNepalHimalayas.jpg Discover why the Himalayas needs ecological planning, institutional reform, and context-specific design to combat climate risks and infrastructure failure. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-22/tt00hoy3/1.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-22/yykz2h3j/2.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-04-22/8y93fsx7/3.jpg indiawaterportal en 2026-04-22T07:44:23.845Z Why the Himalayas need a new framework for sustainable development Himalayan sustainable development, Indian Himalayan Region, Climate resilience, Infrastructure planning, Environmental governance, Disaster risk reduction, Ecological limits, Mountain urban planning, Watershed-based management, Himalayan white paper