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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... ozone depletion , ultraviolet radiation and health 159 Introduction 159 The Montreal Protocol - noticing and responding to ozone depletion 160 Difference between stratospheric ozone depletion and human - enhanced greenhouse effect 161 ...
... ozone depletion , ultraviolet radiation and health 159 Introduction 159 The Montreal Protocol - noticing and responding to ozone depletion 160 Difference between stratospheric ozone depletion and human - enhanced greenhouse effect 161 ...
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... ozone depletion , climate change and health 277 National assessments 277 Monitoring climate change impacts on human health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses : from science to policy 280 Concluding remarks 281 References 282 ...
... ozone depletion , climate change and health 277 National assessments 277 Monitoring climate change impacts on human health 278 Adapting to climate change 278 Responses : from science to policy 280 Concluding remarks 281 References 282 ...
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... ozone depletion and long - range transboundary air pollution . Can similar agreements be implemented to address the more complex risks posed by global climate change ? Scientific analysis in general , and the health sector in particular ...
... ozone depletion and long - range transboundary air pollution . Can similar agreements be implemented to address the more complex risks posed by global climate change ? Scientific analysis in general , and the health sector in particular ...
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... ozone depletion ; loss of biodiversity ; stresses on terrestrial and ocean food - producing systems ; changes in hydrological systems and the sup- plies of freshwater ; and the global dissemination of persistent organic pollutants ...
... ozone depletion ; loss of biodiversity ; stresses on terrestrial and ocean food - producing systems ; changes in hydrological systems and the sup- plies of freshwater ; and the global dissemination of persistent organic pollutants ...
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... ozone deple- tion , biodiversity loss , worldwide land degradation , freshwater depletion , and others such as the disruption of the elemental cycles of nitrogen and sulphur , and the global dissemination of persistent organic ...
... ozone deple- tion , biodiversity loss , worldwide land degradation , freshwater depletion , and others such as the disruption of the elemental cycles of nitrogen and sulphur , and the global dissemination of persistent organic ...
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