Knowledge Compendium on Integrated Science of Nutrition, Indoor Air Quality and Climate Vulnerability

Knowledge Compendium on Integrated Science of Nutrition, Indoor Air Quality and Climate Vulnerability is an interdisciplinary scholarly volume that examines how nutrition, environmental exposures, indoor air quality, and climate-related stressors collectively shape child health and development. Recognising that children are biologically and socially more vulnerable to environmental and nutritional risks, the compendium brings together evidence spanning early childhood through adolescence to understand impacts on physical growth, cognitive development, immune function, educational outcomes, and long-term disease burden.

Despite increasing global attention to climate change, air pollution, and malnutrition, research and policy responses often remain siloed. This compendium aims to bridge these gaps by integrating perspectives from public health, environmental science, nutrition, climate studies, urban planning, and policy research. It synthesises scientific evidence, introduces assessment frameworks and indicators, highlights spatial and systems-based tools, and documents scalable interventions led by communities, NGOs, and institutions. The volume is intended for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and development professionals working in climate-vulnerable and resource-constrained settings