Overview: This report synthesises the roundtable’s core argument that health and climate policy in India remain structurally siloed, and that this separation is not merely an administrative inconvenience but a policy failure with measurable human costs, borne disproportionately by women, particularly from marginalised communities.

The report is organised around four sections: the background context on NDCs and COP; expert perspectives on why convergence is urgent; gaps in India’s existing NDC architecture; and concrete policy pathways the roundtable recommends