We are excited to share that we recently hosted a discussion in Delhi to launch our report, Mapping Heat Inequality Across Neighbourhoods in Delhi, in partnership with data.org and co-hosted with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development and CSEP.
The session featured a presentation by Dr. Neelanjan Sircar and Dr. Radhika Khosla, followed by a moderated discussion chaired by Dr. Laveesh Bhandari. It brought together a diverse group of researchers, funders, and policy stakeholders—from organisations such as Hindustan Times, Gates, MacArthur, Shakti, the World Bank, NITI Aayog, NRDC, and Ashoka University, among others, for a rich exchange on how heat is experienced across neighbourhoods and what this implies for more responsive and equitable urban policy.
The discussion underscored the importance of combining high-resolution data with citizen perspectives to better understand heat risk and highlighted the need for more localised, data-driven approaches to heat planning and resilience.
We see this as an important starting point and are eager to build on it by expanding into additional cities. By replicating these studies across diverse urban environments, we aim to generate more granular, data-driven insights that better illustrate the localised impacts of urban heat.
You can read the full report here
