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Co-developing climate services for resilient public health system in India


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1 Independent Researcher, Mhow 453 441, India
2 Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, GoI, New Delhi 110 070, India
3 Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar 382 042, India
 

The efficient and effective management of climate risks is dependent on the availability of reliable climate information and services. To make health system resilient towards the impacts of climate variability and change, climate-related data and information need to be routinely integrated into health science, practice and policy making. The present paper studies the policy congruence at international, regional, national and sub-national levels for climate services for public health, with specific focus on India; to identify the gaps in understanding and possibly suggest a roadmap for co-developing climate services for the public health sector in India.

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Adaptation, climate resilience, climate services, public health.
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Authors

Abha Tewary
Independent Researcher, Mhow 453 441, India
Rajeev Kumar Mehajan
Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, GoI, New Delhi 110 070, India
Mahaveer Golechha
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar 382 042, India
Dileep Mavalankar
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar 382 042, India

Abstract


The efficient and effective management of climate risks is dependent on the availability of reliable climate information and services. To make health system resilient towards the impacts of climate variability and change, climate-related data and information need to be routinely integrated into health science, practice and policy making. The present paper studies the policy congruence at international, regional, national and sub-national levels for climate services for public health, with specific focus on India; to identify the gaps in understanding and possibly suggest a roadmap for co-developing climate services for the public health sector in India.

Keywords


Adaptation, climate resilience, climate services, public health.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi10%2F1578-1586