Four South Asian nations just compared notes on surviving the heat — a first

India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan released the first country briefs of their kind at the Global Heat Forum in Bangkok on October 8, mapping each nation’s heatwave preparedness under the GHHIN South Asia Hub hosted in New Delhi, with WHO-WMO support. The assessments found real momentum — heat action plans, early warning systems — alongside gaps in on-the-ground protection for the people who labor through the hottest hours. As heatwaves intensify, neighbors comparing playbooks is exactly how adaptation spreads.