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Indian Red Cross Society gives out water in Bhubaneswar city.
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Understanding and Addressing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Human Health

Extreme heat is often referred to as a “silent killer.” Its impacts are not starkly visible like the destruction caused by a flood or hurricane, but it can be equally catastrophic. For example, a 2010 heat wave in Russia killed an estimated 55,000 people.
  • Joslin Isaacson
Workers in a forest gather grass.
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New USAID Ecosystem-based Adaptation Evidence Summary and Case Study Series

Finding ways to adapt to the effects of climate change is no longer optional for most communities - it is necessary. The question is, what are the range of strategies for adaptation? Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a nature-based and people-centered approach that emphasizes ecosystem integrity as crucial for human resilience to climate change.
  • Anila Jacob, Jennifer Kane, Christine Chumbler