From Issue: Extreme heat is no longer a distant threat—it’s an everyday challenge for millions across South Asia. This issue of Southasiadisasters.net—Harnessing Collective Knowledge for Extreme Heat Adaptation—focuses on the urgency of local, inclusive, and knowledge-driven responses to extreme heat, as the region faces rising temperatures and unprecedented climate risks.

This issue brings together diverse voices from across South Asia, showcasing how communities, governments, and institutions tackle extreme heat’s escalating impacts. This edition highlights the critical importance of sharing knowledge to craft more effective and inclusive solutions through collective learning, from community-led adaptations to the latest scientific insights.

Contents: 

• Adapting to Extreme Heat: Stories, Strategies, and Shared Learning
• Harnessing Collective Knowledge: Advancing Adaptation Research and Action through Tracking, Learning, and Sharing Around Extreme Heat 
• Assam Addressing Extreme Heat and Building Climate Resilience
• Indigenous Knowledge and Practices Towards Extreme Heat Adaptation in Bangladesj
• The Potential of Photovoice to Explore the Lived Experiences of Living with Heat in a Wetland
• Climate Risk Insurance: What Worked!
• Battling Extreme Heat in Cities: Success Stories from Three Cities
• Extreme Weather Events in the Tropical Water of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) – A New Perspective Based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework
• Assessing Vulnerability and Risks to Extreme Heat: A Researcher’s Perspective
• Harnessing Collective Knowledge for Extreme Heat Adaptation: The Way Ahead