Undernutrition and risks of water-and-vector borne diseases will substantially increase with global average temperature rise by 2°C46. In Sri Lanka, major risk factors relating to climate change are; high temperature related heat stress, temperature and humidity-related vector population increase, migration of vector-borne disease range to higher altitudes and other areas (dengue/filaria) or resurgence of presently controlled vector-borne diseases (malaria), water-borne diseases such as chronic kidney disease, typhoid, climate induced disaster frequency and intensity increase related health risks such as floods/droughts/poor water quality.
water-and-vector borne diseases will substantially increase increase, migration of vector-borne disease controlled vector-borne diseases (malaria), water-borne diseases such as chronic kidney disease increase related health risks such as floods/droughts/poor water
What are the Adaptation action/priority for the Health Sector?