Impact of Climate Change on Diarrhoeal Diseases in India: Phase I Study

The study involves both quantitative and qualitative approaches. In the quantitative analysis, a time-series ecological study would be done with the pilot study sites serving as the unit of population. Regression analysis would be utilized for the years 1955-2005 to identify probable trends specific to the region. The essential purpose of the qualitative part of the study is to elicit vulnerability, adaptation and adaptive capacity as per the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change framework, which states that vulnerability is a function of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.