{"id":4453,"date":"2025-01-22T13:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/?p=4453"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T05:52:31","slug":"early-action-plans-for-heat-a-priority-for-red-cross-and-red-crescent-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/early-action-plans-for-heat-a-priority-for-red-cross-and-red-crescent-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Early action plans for heat a priority for Red Cross and Red Crescent network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4453\" class=\"elementor elementor-4453\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa29ad4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa29ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd703d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd703d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cf497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12cf497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-134710.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-134710.png 855w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-134710-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/hrpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-134710-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1de95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea1de95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec4661 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ec4661\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2198eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2198eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph-base\">One of the world\u2019s largest humanitarian networks, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is urging governments globally to take early action in preparing their communities for the impacts of heat.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-base\">The year <a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/2024-was-the-first-year-above-1-5-deg-c-of-global-warming-scientists-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2024 was the hottest year on record,<\/a> and the frequency and intensity of heatwaves are expected to get worse due to climate change, said Dr Luis Rodriguez, lead for climate and environmental crises for the Asia-Pacific at IFRC.<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-base\">Regions including South-east Asia and parts of China and India are increasingly susceptible to heatwaves, he said, adding that these areas are also heavily populated. 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