20/08/2026
A workshop to brainstorm and shape IndiaтАЩs National Adaptation Plan on Air Pollution and Health- 2.0 (2027-2031) on 17 August 2026was organised by the Centre for Climate Change and Human Health at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)- with technical support from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in its conceptualization - was organised today at the Central Seminar Room, NCDC.
The proposed Adaptation Plan would consolidate what has already been initiated under NPCCHH and will reposition the document as a five-year public health strategy that better links air pollution with IndiaтАЩs health burden, SDG commitments, health system needs, and broader development trajectory.
Participants including UN agencies, Clinicians, Academic Institutes, People with lived experiences, Development partners and Think Tanks deliberated on the vision, scope, objectives and interventions that the NAP could include.
