Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and ResponsesAnthony J. McMichael World Health Organization, 2003 - 322 pages Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use, international trade and travel, and other human activities. These global changes have heightened awareness that the long-term good health of populations depends on the continued stability and functioning of the biosphere's ecological, physical, and socioeconomic systems. The world's climate system is an integral part of the complex of life-supporting processes. Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. But like other large natural systems, the global climate system is coming under pressure from human activities. Global climate change is, therefore, a newer challenge to ongoing efforts to protect human health. This volume seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond, with particular focus on the health sector. |
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... Italy A.K. Githeko Kenya Medical Research Institute , Kisumu , Kenya J.D. Scheraga US Environmental Protection Agency , Washington , DC , USA A. Woodward University of Otago , Wellington , New Zealand WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GENEVA ...
... Italy A.K. Githeko Kenya Medical Research Institute , Kisumu , Kenya J.D. Scheraga US Environmental Protection Agency , Washington , DC , USA A. Woodward University of Otago , Wellington , New Zealand WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GENEVA ...
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... Italy . National Center for Atmospheric Research , Boulder , CO , USA . 3 World Climate Programme , World Meteorological Organization , Geneva , Switzerland . 18 The climate system and greenhouse gases Earth's climate is determined ...
... Italy . National Center for Atmospheric Research , Boulder , CO , USA . 3 World Climate Programme , World Meteorological Organization , Geneva , Switzerland . 18 The climate system and greenhouse gases Earth's climate is determined ...
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... Italy and Albania is a matter of concern . The two common forms of leishmaniasis : visceral and cutaneous , are trans- mitted to humans and dogs in all the Mediterranean countries by phlebotomine flies ( 43 ) . This disease is ...
... Italy and Albania is a matter of concern . The two common forms of leishmaniasis : visceral and cutaneous , are trans- mitted to humans and dogs in all the Mediterranean countries by phlebotomine flies ( 43 ) . This disease is ...
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... Italy , FAO , pp . 32. 1999 . 12. World Health Organization ( WHO ) . Malaria -WHO Fact Sheet No. 94 Geneva , Switzerland , World Health Organization , 1998 . 13. Martens , W.J.M. et al . Potential impact of CHAPTER 3. THE IPCC THIRD ...
... Italy , FAO , pp . 32. 1999 . 12. World Health Organization ( WHO ) . Malaria -WHO Fact Sheet No. 94 Geneva , Switzerland , World Health Organization , 1998 . 13. Martens , W.J.M. et al . Potential impact of CHAPTER 3. THE IPCC THIRD ...
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... Italy . Lancet 351 : 1246-1247 ( 1998 ) . 43. Dedet , J.P. et al . Leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus infections . Presse Medicale 24 : 1036-1040 ( 1995 ) . 44. Talleklint , L. & Jaenson , T.G. Increasing geographical ...
... Italy . Lancet 351 : 1246-1247 ( 1998 ) . 43. Dedet , J.P. et al . Leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus infections . Presse Medicale 24 : 1036-1040 ( 1995 ) . 44. Talleklint , L. & Jaenson , T.G. Increasing geographical ...
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