Mr. Mihir R. Bhatt has worked on extreme heat since his involvement in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Special Report on “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation”.

He has led the Climate and Development Knowledge Network work on heat in India and the region, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) work on extreme heat since six years in urban areas is with a focus on small business and rural areas with focus on family farms. He is currently involved in including extreme heat risks in the agriculture risk reduction plan of a state of India; building the capacity of civil society frontline workers in India; and in research on the demand side of cooling finance.