Climate Change

Quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change on selected causes of death, 2030s and 2050s

According to this new WHO report, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050; 38 000 due to heat exposure in elderly people, 48 000 due to diarrhoea, 60 000 due to malaria, and 95 000 due to childhood undernutrition

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
Simon Hales, Sari Kovats, Simon Lloyd, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum
World Health Organization
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Climate Change, Health Effects, Floods, Diarrhoea, Malaria, Dengue, Nutrition, Child Health, India, Global, Climate Adaptation
Climate Change

Science, media and public perception: implications for climate and health policies

International climate policy has been set back by the failure to achieve a strong and legally binding agreement at the United Nations

Publication Date: 
01/04/2010
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Roberto Bertollini
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Tags:
Health Effects, Waterborne diseases, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Sanitation, Health Policy, Science