Impacts on Human Health

Ando, Masayuki; Uchiyama, Iwao; Ono, Masaji

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-68491-6_6

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“…In 1999, a European assessment was prepared by the Working Group on the Early Human Health Impacts of Climate Change, convened by the WHO European Center for Environment and Health (97). In addition, several national assessments have reviewed the potential health impacts of climate change, including those in Australia (141), Japan (7,8), the United States (152a, 186), Canada (24), the United Kingdom (185a), the Netherlands (119), and the Czech Republic (88,128). Some targeted analysis for developing countries has been conducted under the U.S. Country Studies Program (12); however, to date, comprehensive health impact assessments have not been conducted in developing countries, even though many of the health effects outlined by the IPCC are projected to affect these populations in particular (127).…”

Section: Summary Of Current and Anticipated Public Health Effects Of mentioning

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The Effects of Changing Weather on Public Health

Patz

Engelberg²

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

178

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Key Words climate change, global warming, heat waves, waterborne disease, air pollution, vectorborne disease s Abstract Many diseases are influenced by weather conditions or display strong seasonality, suggestive of a possible climatic contribution. Projections of future climate change have, therefore, compelled health scientists to re-examine weather/disease relationships. There are three projected physical consequences of climate change: temperature rise, sea level rise, and extremes in the hydrologic cycle. This century, the Earth has warmed by about 0.5 degrees centigrade, and the mid-range estimates of future temperature change and sea level rise are 2.0 degrees centigrade and 49 centimeters, respectively, by the year 2100. Extreme weather variability associated with climate change may especially add an important new stress to developing nations that are already vulnerable as a result of environmental degradation, resource depletion, overpopulation, or location (e.g. low-lying coastal deltas). The regional impacts of climate change will vary widely depending on existing population vulnerability. Health outcomes of climate change can be grouped into those of: (a) direct physical consequences, e.g. heat mortality or drowning; (b) physical/chemical sequelae, e.g. atmospheric transport and formation of air pollutants; (c) physical/biological consequences, e.g. response of vector-and waterborne diseases, and food production; and (d) sociodemographic impacts, e.g. climate or environmentally induced migration or population dislocation. Better understanding of the linkages between climate variability as a determinant of disease will be important, among other key factors, in constructing predictive models to guide public health prevention.

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The Effects of Changing Weather on Public Health

Patz

Engelberg²

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

178

111

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“…Arthropod vector organisms for vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are sensitive to climatic and hydrometeorological conditions (especially temperature and humidity, stagnant water pools, and ponds), as are life-cycle stages of the infecting parasite within the vector [9][10][11][12] . Hence, the geographic range of potential transmission of VBDs may change under conditions of climate change [13][14][15] .…”

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Risk Assessment and Impact of Floods on the Transmission of Vector Borne Diseases

Sharma

2022

JCD

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Floods are the result of natural disasters in an area due to prolonged continued and heavy rains and are frequently followed by a proliferation of mosquitoes due to the creation of a large number of breeding habitats. In the endemic zones for VBDs, vector mosquito species require special attention for planning immediate control measures as these areas may pose a threat to public health. Natural disasters continue to strike unabated, flash floods due to heavy rains, riverine floods,coastal floods and cloud burst floods. In general, floods are witnessed due to the concentrated spells of heavy rains during the monsoon months and seasonal disturbances. The low lying areas are submerged under water and remain water logged for a long duration. Slowly, the low lying water bodies thus created after receding of flood water, act as a breeding potential source for the vector mosquitoes. Some of the areas receive water from flushing of water from high altitude areas due to heavy rains or melting of ice. There is definite need for public health preparedness and response for the flood affected areas to reduce the transmission of VBDs with proper risk assessment. There are chances for the onset of transmission of VBDs to the population shifted to temporary shelter homes away from homes. Given the situation with the presence of congenial conditions owing to presence of favourable climatic variables for propagation of vectors, pathogens and susceptible population, there are chances of disease outbreaks. Therefore, the risk assessment of the flood affected area with the vulnerable population is essential to make preparedness and response to any onset of VBDs transmission. Disease and vector surveillance are the key elements to be in place for such flood affected areas during and after the floods.

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Vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation by sectors and systems

Munasinghe¹,

Swart²

2005

Primer on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

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Impacts on Human Health

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

The Effects of Changing Weather on Public Health

The Effects of Changing Weather on Public Health

Risk Assessment and Impact of Floods on the Transmission of Vector Borne Diseases

Vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation by sectors and systems

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