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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... projected for 2000-2100 from an emission scenario which stabilizes CO2 concentrations at 750ppm ( Hadley Centre , UK ) . Temperature increase shown is approximately 3 ° C between 1900-2100 . Graph courtesy of the UK Met Office ...
... projected for 2000-2100 from an emission scenario which stabilizes CO2 concentrations at 750ppm ( Hadley Centre , UK ) . Temperature increase shown is approximately 3 ° C between 1900-2100 . Graph courtesy of the UK Met Office ...
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... projection for coming century , according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( 3 ) . The wide range around the projection reflects uncertainties about aspects of the climate system and future human economic activity and ...
... projection for coming century , according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( 3 ) . The wide range around the projection reflects uncertainties about aspects of the climate system and future human economic activity and ...
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... projected rapid warming in the current century , are summarized in Figure 1.3 . Several of the rises and falls of great civilisations are shown . Note that the climatic variations before around 1850 essentially were due to natural ...
... projected rapid warming in the current century , are summarized in Figure 1.3 . Several of the rises and falls of great civilisations are shown . Note that the climatic variations before around 1850 essentially were due to natural ...
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... projections . The models in current use have well recog- nised limitations - but have provided an important start ... projected total , without climate change , of between four and eight hundred million . By reflecting the increased ...
... projections . The models in current use have well recog- nised limitations - but have provided an important start ... projected total , without climate change , of between four and eight hundred million . By reflecting the increased ...
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... methane has increased 151 % since 1750 ( 5 ) . Measurements between the early 1980s and 2000 showed a 10 % FIGURE 2.3 Observed and projected atmospheric CO2 concentrations from 1000 22 22 CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
... methane has increased 151 % since 1750 ( 5 ) . Measurements between the early 1980s and 2000 showed a 10 % FIGURE 2.3 Observed and projected atmospheric CO2 concentrations from 1000 22 22 CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
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