Early heat warning systems and emergency plans
| Data source | Author | Country | Climate risks considered | Methodological approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are heat warning systems effective? | Toloo et al | Global | Heatwave |
Literature studies on cost-benefit analyses for Heat Warning Systems |
| Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies In Italy | Carraro, C. and Sgobbi, A. | Italy | Heatwave |
Benefit assessment for a Heat Warning System in Rome (based on 2003 heatwave) |
| Heat Watch/Warning Systems save lives. Estimated Costs and Benefits for Philadelphia 1995–98 | Ebi et al. | USA | Heatwave |
Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Philadelphia Heat Warning System. Cost estimated mainly for additional wages on heat days (warning, public services), benefits are assessed along avoided deaths. |
| Improving public health responses to extreme weather/heat-waves – EuroHEAT. Technical summary. | WHO | France, Spain, UK | Heatwave |
Cost assessment for different Heat warning systems and activities (including France, Catalonia, England) |
| Kosten und Nutzen von Anpassungsmassnahmen an den Klimawandel: Analyse von 28 Anpassungsmassnahmen in Deutschland (Costs and benefits of adaptation measures: Analysis of 28 adaptation measures in Germany) | Tröltzsch, J., Görlach, B., Lückge, H., Peter, M., Sartorius, C. | Germany | Heatwave |
Cost-benefit assessment of heat warning system |
| National Observatory for the Impacts of Global Warming. Climate change: costs of impacts and lines of adaptation | ONERC | France | Heatwave |
Cost assessment for Heat warning system in France (including costs of preparing alert systems and operating costs) |
Project lead: Dr Alistair Hunt, University of Bath