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National Programme on Climate Change & Human Health (NPCCHH)

Geography
Year
2019
Document Type
Policy

Summary

The NOCCHH's objectives are: 
  1. To create awareness among general population (vulnerable community), health-care providers and Policy makers regarding impacts of climate change on human health.
  2. To strengthen capacity of healthcare system to reduce illnesses/ diseases due to variability in climate
  3. To strengthen health preparedness and response by performing situational analysis at national/ state/ district/ below district levels.
  4. To develop partnerships and create synchrony/ synergy with other missions and ensure that health is adequately represented in the climate change agenda in the country
  5. To strengthen research capacity to fill the evidence gap on climate change impact on human health

A draft of the National Action Plan for Climate Change and Human Health had previously been released 2018.

Documents

About this policy

Year
2019
Most recent update
01/02/2019
Response areas
Adaptation
Sectors
Health
Topics
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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance

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