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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... incidence of skin cancer in fair - skinned populations ; eye lesions such as cataracts ; and , perhaps , suppression of immune activity ) would become an CHAPTER I. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH : AN OLD STORY WRIT LARGE 11.
... incidence of skin cancer in fair - skinned populations ; eye lesions such as cataracts ; and , perhaps , suppression of immune activity ) would become an CHAPTER I. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH : AN OLD STORY WRIT LARGE 11.
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... incidence of food poisoning . By contrast , the public health conse- quences of the disturbance of natural and managed food - producing ecosystems , rising sea levels and population displacement for reasons of physical hazard , land ...
... incidence of food poisoning . By contrast , the public health conse- quences of the disturbance of natural and managed food - producing ecosystems , rising sea levels and population displacement for reasons of physical hazard , land ...
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... incidence during the middle decades of the twenty - first century . If climate change and consequent stratospheric cooling delay the recovery of protective ozone , there will be greater numbers of excess skin cancers . Biodiversity loss ...
... incidence during the middle decades of the twenty - first century . If climate change and consequent stratospheric cooling delay the recovery of protective ozone , there will be greater numbers of excess skin cancers . Biodiversity loss ...
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... incidence of diarrhoeal diseases ( 25 ) . This group of diseases includes conditions caused by bacteria such as cholera and typhoid as well as parasitic diseases such as amoe- biasis , giardiasis and cryptosporidium . Infections with ...
... incidence of diarrhoeal diseases ( 25 ) . This group of diseases includes conditions caused by bacteria such as cholera and typhoid as well as parasitic diseases such as amoe- biasis , giardiasis and cryptosporidium . Infections with ...
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... in Sweden suggest that the incidence of TBE has increased following milder winters in combination with extended spring and autumn in two successive years ( 44 ) . There is also CHAPTER 3. THE IPCC THIRD ASSESSMENT REPORT 53.
... in Sweden suggest that the incidence of TBE has increased following milder winters in combination with extended spring and autumn in two successive years ( 44 ) . There is also CHAPTER 3. THE IPCC THIRD ASSESSMENT REPORT 53.
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