Heat Stress Anticipatory Measures for Rohingya Refugee Settings
Ongoing remote-sensing and community vulnerability work characterising heat stress exposure among structurally excluded populations in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps.
Supported by the Fogarty International Center (2025–26), this ongoing assignment applies Earth observation data and community vulnerability frameworks to characterise long-term heat stress in Rohingya refugee settings in Bangladesh.
CCI integrates satellite-derived heat indicators with camp-level vulnerability profiling to identify exposure hotspots and differentiated risk among women, older persons, children, and persons with disabilities living in dense, poorly ventilated shelter environments.
The project develops targeted heatwave anticipatory action measures suitable for camp governance structures, humanitarian partners, and community volunteers — translating technical hazard analysis into practical early actions such as cooling spaces, hydration protocols, and outreach triggers
Methodologically, the work demonstrates CCI’s capacity to combine geospatial hazard science with inclusive, community-differentiated risk assessment — the same GEDSI-embedded analytical approach required for coastal shelter and anticipatory action baselines.
Outputs include heat exposure maps, vulnerability briefs, and draft early action menus for partner review
Programme highlights
- Earth observation heat stress characterisation
- Camp-level vulnerability and GEDSI analysis
- Heatwave anticipatory action measure design
- Partner-ready operational briefs and maps
CCI embeds gender-responsive methodologies, disability-inclusive data collection, and intersectional analysis across all fieldwork and reporting — not as an add-on, but as a core design principle.