climate change and health
ArcGIS StoryMap: Young people are shaping climate change and health action
This ArcGIS StoryMap shares the stories of youth leaders and the challenges they face in climate change and health action across Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Environmental Linkages to Population Health and Wellbeing in Coastal Areas of the Bay of Bengal (EnHealth-BoB)
EnHealth-Bob is a network created among stakeholders in the Bay of Bengal to link information and data from both public health and climate change domains, to promote appropriate policy action plans.
A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS)
This paper reviews research about mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS).
Autochthonous human adaptation to biodiversity change in the Anthropocene
This Special Issue introduces human adaptation to biodiversity change as a science-policy issue, and Autochthonous adaptation as a concept.
Heat Stress – Vulnerability, health impacts, and coping strategies in rural communities in the semi-arid region of Maharashtra, India
This working paper from ASSAR examines vulnerability of rural communities to heat stress in the semi-arid villages in Maharashtra state in India.
Climate Change and Health in Mozambique: Impacts on Diarrheal Disease and Malaria
This article assesses the impacts of climate change on malaria and diarrheal disease in Mozambique.
Science Summary: Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016
On Thursday 19 May 2016, the Indian city of Phalodi reached 51°C. The Raising Risk Awareness project studied whether human-induced climate change had any role to play in the extreme weather.
Protecting Health from Climate Change: A Seven Country Initiative
Bespoke websites powered by the weADAPT platform
Our new microsites service allows organisations and networks to build their own bespoke websites at a fraction of the normal cost and with minimal effort.
These individually customised websites (e.g. Adaptation Without Borders) benefit from weADAPT in many ways: through its rich knowledge base, active social media channels, popular newsletter, growing levels of website traffic, and ultimately through the connections that allow knowledge products to meaningfully connect to the weADAPT community worldwide beyond the lifetime of any project, ensuring knowledge legacy.
Additional benefits include unique website design, branding and domains powered by the same state-of-the-art tools and technology underlying weADAPT.org.
Climate change and its impact on population health in Southern China: Implications for adaptation policy
This research on climate change and health conducted in Guangdong province indicates that extreme climate events increase the risk of mortality and infectious diseases.
Reducing risk and building capacity in Thailands capital
People row their belongings through a garbage-strewn flooded market. (Reuters/Sukree Sukplang) Adaptation context Thailand's long coastline (a total of 2,615...