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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... century Special report on emission scenarios 29 30 Anthropogenic climate change Climate modelling Exposure Assessment Conclusions References 31 33 36 39 40 Chapter 3. International consensus on the science of climate and health : the ...
... century Special report on emission scenarios 29 30 Anthropogenic climate change Climate modelling Exposure Assessment Conclusions References 31 33 36 39 40 Chapter 3. International consensus on the science of climate and health : the ...
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... century , and con- tained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded . The causes of this change are increasingly well understood . The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental Panel on Climate Change , published in 2001 , goes ...
... century , and con- tained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded . The causes of this change are increasingly well understood . The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental Panel on Climate Change , published in 2001 , goes ...
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... century , as the burgeoning human impact on the environment continues to alter the planet's geological , biological and eco- logical systems , a range of larger - scale environmental hazards to human health has emerged . In addition to ...
... century , as the burgeoning human impact on the environment continues to alter the planet's geological , biological and eco- logical systems , a range of larger - scale environmental hazards to human health has emerged . In addition to ...
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... century , according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( 3 ) . The wide range around the projection reflects uncertainties about aspects of the climate system and future human economic activity and technology choices . World ...
... century , according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( 3 ) . The wide range around the projection reflects uncertainties about aspects of the climate system and future human economic activity and technology choices . World ...
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... century developed countries began to reduce the levels of category B hazards , often via environmental legislation - such as the clean air acts of European and North American countries . Today , category C hazards are increasing ...
... century developed countries began to reduce the levels of category B hazards , often via environmental legislation - such as the clean air acts of European and North American countries . Today , category C hazards are increasing ...
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