It’s been a summer of record-breaking heat. How are populations adapting to our new reality, and what are best practices for keeping people, crops and cities safe when it’s scorching outside?

Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer with the UN-Habitat and Arsht-Rock Resilience Center, and Reema Nanavaty, director of the Self-Employed Women’s Association, share the disparate impacts of extreme heat and how just raising awareness can accomplish so much.

This interview with Somini Sengupta of The New York Times was part of tThe New York Times Climate Forward event.