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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... cause ? 133 Introduction 133 General methods 134 Disease burdens and summary measures of population health 134 ... caused by extreme weather and sea level rise 147 Falciparum malaria 150 Aggregated estimates for 2000 152 Conclusions 153 ...
... cause ? 133 Introduction 133 General methods 134 Disease burdens and summary measures of population health 134 ... caused by extreme weather and sea level rise 147 Falciparum malaria 150 Aggregated estimates for 2000 152 Conclusions 153 ...
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... causes of this change are increasingly well understood . The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental Panel on ... cause infectious diseases . As it is now widely accepted that humans are influencing global climate , deci- sion ...
... causes of this change are increasingly well understood . The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental Panel on ... cause infectious diseases . As it is now widely accepted that humans are influencing global climate , deci- sion ...
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... cause rainfall patterns to change with increases over the oceans but a reduction over much of the land surface - especially in various low to medium latitude mid - continental regions ( central Spain , the US midwest , the Sahel ...
... cause rainfall patterns to change with increases over the oceans but a reduction over much of the land surface - especially in various low to medium latitude mid - continental regions ( central Spain , the US midwest , the Sahel ...
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... caused failure of the monsoon rains in south and central India ( 21 ) . However , the intense famine that resulted , which caused somewhere between 6 and 10 million deaths , was only partly due to the drought . There was no shortage of ...
... caused failure of the monsoon rains in south and central India ( 21 ) . However , the intense famine that resulted , which caused somewhere between 6 and 10 million deaths , was only partly due to the drought . There was no shortage of ...
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... cause , worldwide , net increases in the geographical distribution of par- ticular vector organisms ( e.g. malarial mosquitoes ) although some localised decreases also might occur . Further , temperature related changes in the life ...
... cause , worldwide , net increases in the geographical distribution of par- ticular vector organisms ( e.g. malarial mosquitoes ) although some localised decreases also might occur . Further , temperature related changes in the life ...
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