Climate Impacts and Adaptations on Human Health
2014
This chapter, produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how climate change affects health, directly and indirectly. Climate variability and climate change can affect vulnerability to disease and injury based on geography, current health status, age and gender, socioeconomic status, and public health infrastructure. Climate and weather can impact health more directly through specific heat- and cold-related impacts, floods and storms, and increased ultraviolet radiation.
The chapter also examines how climate change can increase vector-borne and other infectious diseases, nutrition, occupational health, mental health, and violence and conflict. The report concludes with recommendations for climate adaptation to protect health and gaps in current knowledge. A list of “Frequently Asked Questions” accompanies the report and clarifies key takeaways from the chapter.
Climate Impacts and Adaptations on Human Health
Source:
Smith KR, et al. Chapter 11: Human Health: Impacts, Adaptations, and Co-Benefits. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014. https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-Chap11_FINAL.pdf.