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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... infectious diseases 71 74 75 76 79 79 81 Malaria 82 Dengue 83 Rodent - borne diseases 84 Diarrhoeal illness 85 Temperature extremes : heatwaves and cold spells 86 The impact of heatwave events on mortality Vulnerability to temperature ...
... infectious diseases 71 74 75 76 79 79 81 Malaria 82 Dengue 83 Rodent - borne diseases 84 Diarrhoeal illness 85 Temperature extremes : heatwaves and cold spells 86 The impact of heatwave events on mortality Vulnerability to temperature ...
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... diseases 105 Indirectly transmitted diseases ( anthroponoses & zoonoses ) 106 Climate sensitivity of infectious disease 107 Seasonality of infectious disease 107 Vector - borne diseases 108 Water - borne diseases Documented and ...
... diseases 105 Indirectly transmitted diseases ( anthroponoses & zoonoses ) 106 Climate sensitivity of infectious disease 107 Seasonality of infectious disease 107 Vector - borne diseases 108 Water - borne diseases Documented and ...
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... Infectious diseases 275 The burden of disease 276 Stratospheric ozone depletion , climate change and health 277 National assessments 277 Monitoring climate change impacts on human health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses ...
... Infectious diseases 275 The burden of disease 276 Stratospheric ozone depletion , climate change and health 277 National assessments 277 Monitoring climate change impacts on human health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses ...
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... infectious diseases . As it is now widely accepted that humans are influencing global climate , deci- sion makers are now focusing on the type and timing of actions to limit the rate of change . Attention is shifting to the balance ...
... infectious diseases . As it is now widely accepted that humans are influencing global climate , deci- sion makers are now focusing on the type and timing of actions to limit the rate of change . Attention is shifting to the balance ...
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... infectious disease , social collapse and the disappearance of whole populations . One such is the mysterious demise of the Viking settlements in Greenland in the fourteenth and fifteenth cen- turies , as temperatures in and around ...
... infectious disease , social collapse and the disappearance of whole populations . One such is the mysterious demise of the Viking settlements in Greenland in the fourteenth and fifteenth cen- turies , as temperatures in and around ...
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