Factor in gender to beat the heat in impoverished settlements

In low-income neighbourhoods in the global south, heat disproportionately affects the health of women (see, for example, J. Malik and R. Bardhan Energy Build. 281, 112756; 2023), so simply providing more shade will not be enough (see V. K. Turner et al. Nature 619, 694–697; 2023). To protect women against heatwaves, their everyday sociocultural realities need to be taken into account.

Nature 620, 727 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02632-3

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