India, April 22 -- The escalating impact of climate change on public health and India's diverse and vulnerable population magnifies the stakes for urgent action

Rising global temperatures have triggered a cascade of impacts on human life, setting in motion a chain of reactions that have disrupted food production cycles, altered weather patterns, and lead to natural disasters and population displacement. This profound shift in climate dynamics exerts a compounding effect on public health, rippling through communities with multi-layered consequences.

India, from its bustling urban centres to remote rural regions, now stands at a pivotal moment, as it confronts the realities of climate change. Heatwaves, droughts, and floods have become in...