Child health and development are shaped by a complex and interconnected set of determinants extending beyond food access or healthcare alone. Nutritional vulnerabilities, environmental exposures, and climate-related stressors interact across childhood—from early life through adolescence—affecting growth, cognitive development, immune function, educational outcomes, and long-term disease risk.
Across India and globally, communities facing nutritional disadvantage often experience disproportionate exposure to poor indoor air quality, inadequate housing, unsafe sanitation, heat stress, and climate variability. These risks accumulate and compound over time, creating multidimensional vulnerability in children.
This Conclave seeks to bring together researchers, NGOs, innovators, policymakers, and practitioners to advance an integrated science-led approach linking child nutrition, environmental exposure, and climate resilience.
Despite growing scientific evidence, nutrition, environmental health, and climate adaptation continue to be addressed within sectoral silos. Policies and programmes are often fragmented, limiting their effectiveness in addressing the real-world, multidimensional vulnerabilities faced by children.
There is a critical need for integrated frameworks that connect exposure pathways to measurable health outcomes and translate science into scalable, policy-relevant solutions.
This Conclave aims to address that gap.
The Conclave is designed for:
A national platform advancing interdisciplinary research, exposure assessment tools, and actionable pathways for child health resilience.