APSC Answer Writing (Daily) based on Assam Tribune – 04/08/2026

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📘 GS Mains Model Question (APSC CCE)

Q. “Climate change has evolved from an environmental concern into a major public health emergency. Discuss the health implications of climate change in India with special reference to Assam. Suggest measures to build climate-resilient health systems.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) describes climate change as the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. Increasing temperatures, extreme weather events, changing disease patterns, and food insecurity are adversely affecting human health worldwide. Assam, due to recurrent floods, erosion, and ecological vulnerability, faces disproportionate climate-related health risks.

1. Health Implications of Climate Change

A. Rising Burden of Climate-sensitive Diseases

Expansion of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis and chikungunya due to changing temperature and rainfall patterns.
Increased incidence of water-borne diseases like cholera, diarrhoea and leptospirosis after floods.

B. Heat-related Health Impacts

Heat stress, dehydration and heatstroke.
Increased cardiovascular and renal illnesses.
Reduced productivity among outdoor workers.

C. Food and Nutritional Insecurity

Crop losses due to floods and erratic rainfall.
Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, especially among children and pregnant women.

D. Mental Health Consequences

Anxiety, depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following recurrent disasters.
Long-term psychological stress among displaced communities.

E. Disruption of Healthcare Services

Damage to hospitals and Primary Health Centres (PHCs).
Interrupted vaccination drives and treatment schedules.
Reduced access to maternal and child healthcare.

2. Assam: A Climate and Health Hotspot

Annual floods and river erosion displace thousands, increasing disease vulnerability.
High burden of Japanese Encephalitis and seasonal malaria.
Landslides in hill districts restrict emergency healthcare access.
Floods contaminate drinking water sources, triggering diarrhoeal outbreaks.
Tea garden workers and riverine populations remain particularly vulnerable.
Disruptions in cancer treatment and other essential health services during floods have highlighted the need for resilient healthcare infrastructure.

3. Government Initiatives

National

National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH).
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
National Health Mission (NHM).
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
NDMA guidelines on heatwaves and floods.
Mission LiFE.

Assam

Assam State Action Plan on Climate Change.
Flood Early Warning Systems.
Japanese Encephalitis control programme.
Mobile medical units and community health outreach in flood-prone districts.

4. Way Forward

Develop climate-resilient hospitals and flood-resistant health infrastructure.
Integrate climate-risk assessments into health planning.
Strengthen disease surveillance through GIS, AI and digital health platforms.
Expand Heat Action Plans and flood-health preparedness to vulnerable districts.
Promote the One Health Approach linking human, animal and ecosystem health.
Improve safe drinking water, sanitation and nutrition services.
Enhance community awareness on climate-sensitive diseases and disaster preparedness.
Increase investment in climate-health research focused on Northeast India.

Climate change is no longer solely an environmental challenge but a public health and development challenge requiring coordinated action across sectors. For Assam, strengthening climate-resilient health systems through robust infrastructure, early warning mechanisms, community participation, and the One Health Approach will be critical to safeguarding lives and achieving SDGs 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and 13 (Climate Action). As the WHO cautions, protecting the climate is increasingly synonymous with protecting human health.

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