Health and environmental implications of low-carbon, climate-change resilient diets in India (360G-Wellcome-103932_Z_14_Z)

There is currently no information available on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with dietary patterns in India, or the possible options for producing low emission, climate-change resilient diets, and their health consequences. This study aims to identify healthy, low-carbon, climate-change resilient diets that are culturally-appropriate and policy-relevant in India. We will characterise dietary patterns in India and estimate their GHG-related emissions. Using mathematical methods these diets will be modified to minimise deviation from current patterns while meeting dietary guidelines for health and minimising GHG emissions and water footprints, incorporating climate-resilient crops where possible. We will provide a suite of policy and climatechange relevant dietary recommendations for the Indian setting. Key goals: 1) Identify current adult dietary patterns and their associated GHG emissions and nutritional content; 2) Characterise the consumers of each pattern with respect to socio-demographics and geography; 3) Identify achievable, culturally acceptable dietary changes for different population groups that will be healthy, low-carbon and climate-change resilient; 4) Quantify the health impacts associated with these dietary changes; 5) Provide a suite of context-relevant options for agricultural, nutritional and health policy makers