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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... 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 - related mortality 87 89 Winter mortality ...
... 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 - related mortality 87 89 Winter mortality ...
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... malaria 150 Aggregated estimates for 2000 152 Conclusions 153 References 155 Chapter 8. Stratospheric ozone depletion , ultraviolet radiation and health 159 Introduction 159 The Montreal Protocol - noticing and responding to ozone ...
... malaria 150 Aggregated estimates for 2000 152 Conclusions 153 References 155 Chapter 8. Stratospheric ozone depletion , ultraviolet radiation and health 159 Introduction 159 The Montreal Protocol - noticing and responding to ozone ...
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... malaria ( mosquito ) , dengue fever ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease in response to climate change ( 27 , 28 ) . Recently , there has been considerable ...
... malaria ( mosquito ) , dengue fever ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease in response to climate change ( 27 , 28 ) . Recently , there has been considerable ...
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... malaria . Global Environmental Change 9 Suppl : S89 - S107 ( 1999 ) . 30. Shindell , D.T. et al . Increased polar stratospheric ozone losses and delayed even- tual recovery owing to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations . Nature 392 ...
... malaria . Global Environmental Change 9 Suppl : S89 - S107 ( 1999 ) . 30. Shindell , D.T. et al . Increased polar stratospheric ozone losses and delayed even- tual recovery owing to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations . Nature 392 ...
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... Malaria in the African Highlands : past , present and future . Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78 , 76 : 33-45 ( 2000 ) . CHAPTER 2 Weather and climate : changing human exposures K. CHAPTER I. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH : AN ...
... Malaria in the African Highlands : past , present and future . Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78 , 76 : 33-45 ( 2000 ) . CHAPTER 2 Weather and climate : changing human exposures K. CHAPTER I. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH : AN ...
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