WHO Issues New Heat-Safety Guidance for Mass Gatherings

The World Health Organization has released new guidance to help governments and event organisers prevent and manage heat-related illness at major sporting, religious and cultural gatherings. The guidance highlights advance heat-risk assessment, preparedness, on-site medical response and public communication as extreme temperatures become a growing operational challenge for large events worldwide. For the events industry, this is a significant development because climate resilience is increasingly becoming part of event safety and contingency planning.