Climate change and human health: impacts, vulnerability, and mitigation

@article{citeulike:2495443, abstract = {Summary It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of fossil fuels. Climate change may affect health through a range of pathways--eg, as a result of increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, reduction in cold-related deaths, increased floods and droughts, changes in the distribution of vector-borne diseases, and effects on the risk of disasters and malnutrition. The overall balance of effects on health is likely to be negative and populations in low-income countries are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects. The experience of the 2003 heat wave in Europe shows that high-income countries might also be adversely affected. Adaptation to climate change requires public-health strategies and improved surveillance. Mitigation of climate change by reducing the use of fossil fuels and increasing the use of a number of renewable energy technologies should improve health in the near term by reducing exposure to air pollution.}, author = {Haines, A. and Kovats, R. S. and Campbell-Lendrum, D. and Corvalan, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {2495443}, doi = {10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68933-2}, journal = {The Lancet}, number = {9528}, pages = {2101--2109}, posted-at = {2008-03-09 15:21:12}, priority = {3}, title = {Climate change and human health: impacts, vulnerability, and mitigation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68933-2}, volume = {367} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2495443 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2495443 N2 - Summary It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere arising from the combustion of fossil fuels. Climate change may affect health through a range of pathways--eg, as a result of increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, reduction in cold-related deaths, increased floods and droughts, changes in the distribution of vector-borne diseases, and effects on the risk of disasters and malnutrition. The overall balance of effects on health is likely to be negative and populations in low-income countries are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects. The experience of the 2003 heat wave in Europe shows that high-income countries might also be adversely affected. Adaptation to climate change requires public-health strategies and improved surveillance. Mitigation of climate change by reducing the use of fossil fuels and increasing the use of a number of renewable energy technologies should improve health in the near term by reducing exposure to air pollution. IS - 9528 JF - The Lancet EP - 2109 TI - Climate change and human health: impacts, vulnerability, and mitigation VL - 367 SP - 2101 AU - Haines, A AU - Kovats, RS AU - Campbell-Lendrum, D AU - Corvalan, C UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68933-2 ER -