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Climate Change Impact on Health in India
April 8 , 2026
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- A new report titled “Under the Weather: India’s Climate-Health Intersections and Pathways to Resilience,” released by Dasra, shows that Climate change is affecting health systems and disease patterns in India.
- Around 40% of districts in India are at high risk due to extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves, and cyclones.
- Climate change is increasing diseases like cholera and hepatitis (water-borne) and dengue and malaria (vector-borne).
- Heatwaves cause problems like dehydration, heatstroke, and heart-related diseases, while air pollution leads to respiratory illness.
- Poor and vulnerable groups like rural people, women, and children are most affected and face higher risks.
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