Stakeholder consultation workshop proceedings Developing gender-sensitive Heat Action Plan Surat, 10th October 2022, Surat

The consultation was organised by the Urban Health and Climate Resilience Center of Excellence (UHCRC Surat) and IRADe under the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research APN) Project on “Gender-Sensitive Heat Action Plans in Cities of South Asia”. Dr Ashish Naik, Deputy Commissioner (Health and Hospital), Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), & Honorary Secretary UHCRCE delivered the inaugural remarks. The workshop was attended by 35 participants including the senior and mid-level officers from various departments of the SMC viz; Health, Fire and Emergency Services, Environment Engineering, Smart City, Town planning, Garden, Hydraulic, Community Medicine, Affordable Housing; Resident Medical Officers (RMO) from Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research SMC Hospital; Professors from Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Government Medical College, Center for Social Studies, Navsari Agricultural University Surat.