Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews, SCORCH project
(2020)
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van Loenhout, Joris 
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- Extreme temperatures, including heat and cold waves, are climatological hazards. Both in the EU as in EU-Neighbourhood countries, research has shown that heatwaves cause a rise in morbidity and mortality. Since heatwaves are not restricted to country borders, a cross-border approach is required to ensure collective preparedness and response to mitigate the impacts on communities and limit the financial and health costs. The overall objective of SCORCH is to reduce the impact of heatwaves on vulnerable, urban populations through improved risk communication strategies based on existing EU plans and guidelines. In addition, we will measure risk perception and behaviour in communities in EU-neighbourhood countries through surveys and foster a cross-country culture of prevention and cooperation. The SCORCH project aims to make use of existing knowledge and strategies for preparing and responding to heatwaves. Therefore, over the past year, we analysed existing heatwave plans and strategies (D2.1), reviewed scientific literature on the effectiveness of these plans (D2.2) and conducted key stakeholder interviews to capture their experiences and insights (D2.3). In this report, we synthesise our findings from these previous analyses and provide recommendations on key components of a heatwave plan. As such, we aim to provide support for developing new or evaluating existing heatwave plans.
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Vanderplanken, K., van Loenhout, J., Inaç, Y., Guha-Sapir, D., & et al. (2020). Critical Analysis of Heat Plans and Interviews, SCORCH project. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/94968