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  • 1. Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in IndiaSource: www.economist.com

2. Projected Climate Change in IndiaSource for image: wadias.in Source for text: : Singh P.K. & Dhiman R.C. 2012. Climate change and human health: Indian context. J Vector Borne Dis 49, June 2012, pp. 5560 3. Impacts of Climate Change on Human HealthSource for text: : Singh P.K. & Dhiman R.C. 2012. Climate change and human health: Indian context. J Vector Borne Dis 49, June 2012, pp. 5560 4. Impact of Heat on Human Health in IndiaSource: raconteur.netSource: teens.webmd.comSource for text: : Singh P.K. & Dhiman R.C. 2012. Climate change and human health: Indian context. J Vector Borne Dis 49, June 2012, pp. 5560 5. Air quality-respiratory diseasesSource for Image: trade.indiamart.com Source for text: : Singh P.K. & Dhiman R.C. 2012. Climate change and human health: Indian context. J Vector Borne Dis 49, June 2012, pp. 5560 6. DisastersSource for Image: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/tamil-nadu-prepared-for-cyclone-nilam-officials-say/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Source for text: Singh P.K. & Dhiman R.C. 2012. Climate change and human health: Indian context. J Vector Borne Dis 49, June 2012, pp. 5560 7. Diarrhoeal diseases Source for Image: echo.epfl.ch Source for text: Estimation of the burden of diarrhoeal diseases in India In: NCMH- Background paper. Kolkata: National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases 2005; p.1827. 8. Water Scarcity and Malnutrition Source for text: Climate change and India: A 4x4 assessment. A sectoral and regional analysis for 2030s. New Delhi: Ministry of Environment & Forests, INCCA report 2010. Available from: http://moef.nic.in/downloads/others Source for image: http://webgovernments.wordpress.com/2011/08/page/2/ 9. Vector Borne Diseases Source for Image: http://health.india.com/diseases-conditions/world-malaria-day-top-10-facts-you-should-know-about-malaria/ Source for text: Dhiman RC, Pahwa S, Dhillon GPS, Dash AP. Climate change and threat of vector borne diseases in India: are we prepared? Parasitol Res 2010; 106: 76373. doi: 10.1007/s00436-010-1767-4) 10. DengueSource for image: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/8039691/Commonwealth-Games-2010-Indianlawn-bowler-contracts-dengue-fever-in-Delhi.html Source for text: India Second National Communication to the UNFCCC. New Delhi: Ministry of Environment and Forests 2012; p. 1359 11. Current evidence 12. Health issues identified by the Prime Ministers National Action Plan on Climate Change in India Provision of enhanced public health care services Assessment of increased burden of disease due to climate change Providing high-resolution weather and climate data to study the regional pattern of diseases Development of a high-resolution health impact mode at the state level GIS mapping of access routes to health facilities in areas prone to climatic extremes 13. Prioritization of geographic areas based on epidemiological data and the extent of vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change Ecological study of air pollutants and pollen (as the triggers of asthma and respiratory diseases) and how they are affected by climate change Studies on the response of disease vectors to climate change Enhanced provision of primary, secondary and tertiary health care facilities and implementation of public health measures, including vector control, sanitation, and clean drinking water supply. Source: www.pmindia.nic.in