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20 Apr 2018 |
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The Unpaid Health Bill: How coal power plants make us sick
This report developed by HEAL aims to provide: – An overview of the scientific evidence on how air pollution impacts health and how emissions from coal power plants are implicated in this; – The first ever economic assessment of the health costs associated with air pollution from coal power plants in Europe; – ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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WHO guidance to protect health from climate change through health adaptation planning
Created under the global UNFCCC climate change agenda, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process builds on the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) process that was designed to support least-developed countries (LDCs) to identify priority actions to respond to their urgent and immediate adaptation needs. The NAP process ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Civil society organizations and adaptation to the health effects of climate change in Canada
BACKGROUND: Adaptation will be necessary to cope with the impacts of climate change on the health of Canadians. Civil society organizations (CSOs) have an important role in health adaptation, but it is unknown what actions they are undertaking. OBJECTIVES: To identify and examine what adaptations are being developed by CSOs to adapt ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change adaptation at the intersection of food and health
Nutritious, safe, affordable, and enjoyable food is a fundamental prerequisite for health. As a nation, Australia is currently classified as food secure with the domestic production exceeding domestic consumption of most major food groups. The domestic system is almost self-sufficient in terms of nutritious plant foods, although ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and air quality: the potential impact on health
The objectives of the study were to: consider the potential health impacts in Australia and the region arising from changes in air quality occurring as a result of climate change, identify vulnerable groups and potential adaptation measures and discuss the implications for policy. The authors provide an overview of international and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and Australian agriculture: a review of the threats facing rural communities and the health policy landscape
Population health is a function of social and environmental health determinants. Climate change is predicted to bring significant alterations to ecological systems on which human health and livelihoods depend; the air, water, plant, and animal health. Agricultural systems are intrinsically linked with environmental conditions, which ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and farmers’ mental health: risks and responses
Climate change is exacerbating climate variability, evident in more frequent and severe weather-related disasters, such as droughts, fires, and floods. Most of what is known about the possible effects of climate change on rural mental health relates to prolonged drought. But though drought is known to be a disproportionate and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and food security: health impacts in developed countries
BACKGROUND: Anthropogenic climate change will affect global food production, with uncertain consequences for human health in developed countries. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the potential impact of climate change on food security (nutrition and food safety) and the implications for human health in developed countries. METHODS: Expert ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and infectious diseases in Australia: future prospects, adaptation options, and research priorities
Climate change will have significant and diverse impacts on human health. These impacts will include changes in infectious disease incidence. In this article, the authors review the current situation and potential future climate change impacts for respiratory, diarrheal, and vector-borne diseases in Australia. Based on this review, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and Occupational Health and Safety in a temperate climate: potential impacts and research priorities in Quebec, Canada
The potential impacts of climate change (CC) on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) have been studied a little in tropical countries, while they received no attention in northern industrialized countries with a temperate climate. This work aimed to establish an overview of the potential links between CC and OHS in those countries ...