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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... mosquito popu- lations . Overall , scientists consider that most of the health impacts of climate change would be adverse ( 16 , 17 ) . This assessment will be greatly enhanced by the accrual of actual evidence of early health impacts ...
... mosquito popu- lations . Overall , scientists consider that most of the health impacts of climate change would be adverse ( 16 , 17 ) . This assessment will be greatly enhanced by the accrual of actual evidence of early health impacts ...
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... mosquitoes ) although some localised decreases also might occur . Further , temperature related changes in the life ... ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease ...
... mosquitoes ) although some localised decreases also might occur . Further , temperature related changes in the life ... ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease ...
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... mosquito - borne disease . Pro- ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2000 ; 97 ( 16 ) : 9335-9339 ( 2000 ) . CHAPTER 3 International consensus on the science of climate and 42 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ...
... mosquito - borne disease . Pro- ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2000 ; 97 ( 16 ) : 9335-9339 ( 2000 ) . CHAPTER 3 International consensus on the science of climate and 42 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ...
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... mosquito and human hosts . In contrast , tsetse flies have a low reproductive rate and their populations take much longer to increase under favourable conditions . Hence , infectious dis- eases transmitted by the tsetse fly ( including ...
... mosquito and human hosts . In contrast , tsetse flies have a low reproductive rate and their populations take much longer to increase under favourable conditions . Hence , infectious dis- eases transmitted by the tsetse fly ( including ...
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... mosquito - borne diseases . The combination of knowledge from such empirical research ; the resultant theoretical understanding of biological and eco- logical processes ; and the output of scenario - based modelling ; leads to several ...
... mosquito - borne diseases . The combination of knowledge from such empirical research ; the resultant theoretical understanding of biological and eco- logical processes ; and the output of scenario - based modelling ; leads to several ...
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