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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... Potential health impacts of climate change 5 8 10 Population vulnerability and adaptive responses Conclusions 12 14 References Chapter 2. Weather and climate : changing human exposures 15 45 18 Introduction The climate system and ...
... Potential health impacts of climate change 5 8 10 Population vulnerability and adaptive responses Conclusions 12 14 References Chapter 2. Weather and climate : changing human exposures 15 45 18 Introduction The climate system and ...
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... potential impact of climate change on temperature related mortality 90 Natural disasters 90 Trends in weather disasters 91 The health impacts of disasters Conclusions References Chapter 6. Climate change and infectious diseases 92 95 96 ...
... potential impact of climate change on temperature related mortality 90 Natural disasters 90 Trends in weather disasters 91 The health impacts of disasters Conclusions References Chapter 6. Climate change and infectious diseases 92 95 96 ...
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... potential health impacts of climate change will orient the reader to that later assessment . Potential health impacts of climate change Global climate change would affect human health via pathways of varying com- plexity , scale and ...
... potential health impacts of climate change will orient the reader to that later assessment . Potential health impacts of climate change Global climate change would affect human health via pathways of varying com- plexity , scale and ...
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... potential transmission of many vector - borne diseases such as malaria ( mosquito ) , dengue fever ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease in response to ...
... potential transmission of many vector - borne diseases such as malaria ( mosquito ) , dengue fever ( mosquito ) and leishmaniasis ( sand - fly ) -although schistosomiasis ( water - snail ) may undergo a net decrease in response to ...
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... potential health impacts of climate variability and change for the United States : executive summary of the report of the health sector of the US National Assessment . Environmental Health Perspectives , 108 : 367–376 ( 2000 ) . 23 ...
... potential health impacts of climate variability and change for the United States : executive summary of the report of the health sector of the US National Assessment . Environmental Health Perspectives , 108 : 367–376 ( 2000 ) . 23 ...
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