Climate-related extreme weather events impinge on
human life and assets in various ways wherein their
contributions to the transmission of water-associated diseases
introduce additional hurdles on our efforts to control them.
This article examines the impacts of extreme weather events
on water-associated diseases using examples from the Kerala
flood of 2018, and its impact on the microbial pollution in
Vembanad lake and coastal regions of Kerala, using in-situ
and remote sensing-based monitoring of water quality,
models, and digital platforms. The article also discusses
capacity building initiatives such as citizen science,
awareness building, and training programmes for supporting
efforts to control the outbreaks of epidemics during extreme
weather condition
