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Planetary health is today inextricably linked to population health. Climate change, an integral part of planetary health, is foremost among global environmental changes affecting human health. This mammoth challenge is characterized by the potential risk to cripple health systems worldwide and profoundly alter disease dynamics, thereby threatening the well-knit fabric as well as growth of society. Unfortunately, much of the evidence for these linkages has come largely from the developed world. By focusing on India, one of the significant developing countries of the global economy, Climate Change and Disease Dynamics in India  aims to fill a crucial gap in the fields of climate science and public health. The book is divided into three main aspects: fundamentals, impacts and applied. By examining these aspects and more, the book seeks to explore the multitude of issues related to climate change and disease dynamics; right from the basics to the bedside to the boardroom. Each chapter reviews relevant global and India-specific evidence, and also the implication of that knowledge in programmatic terms and policy implications. Salient Features Brings out the relationship between climate change and diseases State of the art tools such as GIS have been described for health impact assessment Adaptation strategies have been discussed in a developing economy context Putative linkages in areas such as mental health have been holistically addressed Table of Contents Fundamentals Section Global environmental change Climate epidemiology Climate change attributable burden of disease Modelling for future health impacts Indian climatology in the context of human health Evidence Section: climate extremes outcomes Thermal stress Climate disasters Sea level rise Evidence Section: climate sensitive diseases Malnutrition Vector-borne diseases Diarrhoeal diseases Respiratory diseases Mental health Emerging and re-emerging diseases Applied Section Geographic Information System Resources and infrastructure Lifestyle Vulnerability and adaptation Economic of scaling up Health communication