Heatwaves can have serious health consequences. While more attention is paid to mortality due to heatwaves, policymakers should also focus on how heat waves affect the quality of people’s lives and develop a long-term vision to counter it. Analyse. – INSIGHTSIAS

Topic: Disaster and disaster management.

5. Heatwaves can have serious health consequences. While more attention is paid to mortality due to heatwaves, policymakers should also focus on how heat waves affect the quality of people’s lives and develop a long-term vision to counter it. Analyse. (250 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate

Reference: The Hindu

Why the question:

Amid rising temperature and heatwave across the nation, the Centre has urged states/UTs to review their health facility preparedness.

Key Demand of the question:

To write about the impact of heat waves and the need for accounting impact of heatwaves in long term policy making.

Directive word: 

Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.

Structure of the answer:

Introduction: 

Begin by defining heatwaves and give context to extreme heatwave conditions observed across India.

Body:

First, write about the impact of heatwaves on human health.

Next, write about impact of extreme weather on the quality of people’s – livelihood, increase in power demand, impact on farmers and resultant strain on resources.

Next, write about measures required to counter the above in longer term policy making.

Conclusion:

Conclude by writing a way forward.