
Children, the elderly, and specific groups like people with underlying conditions, low-income populations, and outdoor workers, have a higher risk for heat-related illnesses. These include, but are not limited to, heat strokes, pregnancy complications, mental health conditions (such as depression or anxiety), diminished motor-cognitive functions, reduced productivity, and premature deaths. Urban centers such as the cities of Dhaka and Chattogram present unique contexts.Hot weather conditions (temperature spikes above the 80th percentile along with heat waves) can precipitate a host of adverse health outcomes. Similarly, the winters are shorter and warmer, with average temperature rising by 1.6☌ to 1.9☌ in November and December between 20. Summers are hotter and longer in 2019 compared to 1901 – temperatures between March and October have increased by 0.8☌ to 1.3☌ over this period. Democratic Republic of Congo - Françaisīangladesh, among the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of climate change, has already experienced a 0.5☌ increase in mean temperature recorded between 19 (using three-year moving averages).
