Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia
Autor: | Rais Akhtar |
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EAN: | 9783319236841 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 20.04.2016 |
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Schlagworte: | Climate Sensitive Diseases Climate Variability Dengue Transmission Extreme Temperature Regions Health Impacts Health in South Asia Malaria in Asia Rapid Deglaciation Resilience Adaptation |
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This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan.
Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to human health. lt represents a range of environmental hazards and will affect populations in both the developed and developing countries. In particular, it affects the regions where the current burden of climate-sensitive diseases are high, which is the case in South and Southeast Asian countries.