Study Purpose
This baseline study documents heat-related vulnerability, community adaptation practices, and service gaps in District Jacobabad — one of the hottest places on earth — to inform CDF's heatwave anticipatory action programming.
Key Findings
- Average peak temperatures exceed 52°C during summer months
- Only 34% of households have access to functioning cooling infrastructure
- Women and elderly face highest vulnerability due to mobility and access barriers
- Community knowledge of heat-illness symptoms is low
Recommendations
Investments in community cooling centres, early warning dissemination, and household-level heat preparedness training are urgently needed.
