Status: In Progress

Gujarat is one of the moderately vulnerable states to climate change impacts in India based on its socio-demographic, biophysical, and institutional-infrastructural aspects.  Health impact specific vulnerability assessment should be considered for better understanding of burden of climate sensitive diseases and prioritization of action. Among climate sensitive health issues, air pollution, heat-related illnesses, extreme weather events, vector-borne, food and water-borne diseases, nutrition related impacts, coastal impacts, environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient health care facilities are relevant aspects for health sector strengthening in the state.  This action plan under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) approved National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) outlines activities to be conducted under priority climate sensitive diseases:

1. Air Pollution related illnesses,
2. Heat-related illnesses,
3. Vector borne diseases,
4. Disaster related health issues, and
5. Environmentally Friendly (Green) and Climate Resilient infrastructure

• Climate Change Policy (Impact and Adaptation) by 2030 for Gujarat
• Gujarat - State Action Plan on Climate Change and Human Health 2022-2027
• National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health-India, 2019
• SAPCCHH-UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
• State Action Plan on Climate Change and Human Health - Gujarat

Alert: https://buildaction.org/alert/water-scarcity-in-bhavnagar-and-gujarat/