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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... 43 The IPCC 43 The effects of climate on the transmission biology of human diseases 45 IPCC Third Assessment Report 47 Direct effects on health 47 Indirect effects on health 48 Assessments of health impacts by IPCC region 51 Africa 51 iii.
... 43 The IPCC 43 The effects of climate on the transmission biology of human diseases 45 IPCC Third Assessment Report 47 Direct effects on health 47 Indirect effects on health 48 Assessments of health impacts by IPCC region 51 Africa 51 iii.
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... effects of climate change 64 Developing scenario - based models ( future effects ) Evaluating adaptation options Estimating ancillary benefits and costs Informing policy 66 68 70 70 Recognizing and responding to uncertainty General ...
... effects of climate change 64 Developing scenario - based models ( future effects ) Evaluating adaptation options Estimating ancillary benefits and costs Informing policy 66 68 70 70 Recognizing and responding to uncertainty General ...
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... effect . The primary challenge facing the world community is to achieve sufficient reduction in greenhouse gas ... effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems can interact and ripple through trophic levels in unpredictable ways ...
... effect . The primary challenge facing the world community is to achieve sufficient reduction in greenhouse gas ... effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems can interact and ripple through trophic levels in unpredictable ways ...
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... effects between jointly acting environmental stresses . The diverse pathways by which climate change affects health are the subjects of much of the remainder of this volume . Stratospheric ozone depletion Climate change Land degradation ...
... effects between jointly acting environmental stresses . The diverse pathways by which climate change affects health are the subjects of much of the remainder of this volume . Stratospheric ozone depletion Climate change Land degradation ...
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... effects of drought than ever before . In the light of this varied ( often dramatic ) history of the climate - society rela- tionship , it is not surprising that scientists foresee a range of health impacts of a change in global climatic ...
... effects of drought than ever before . In the light of this varied ( often dramatic ) history of the climate - society rela- tionship , it is not surprising that scientists foresee a range of health impacts of a change in global climatic ...
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