Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health

N Watts, WN Adger, P Agnolucci, J Blackstock, P Byass… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been
formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases: Empirical evidence and human adaptation

X Wu, Y Lu, S Zhou, L Chen, B Xu - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather conditions and patterns of extreme
weather events. It may lead to changes in health threat to human beings, multiplying existing …

Global and regional health effects of future food production under climate change: a modelling study

M Springmann, D Mason-D'Croz, S Robinson… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background One of the most important consequences of climate change could be its effects
on agriculture. Although much research has focused on questions of food security, less has …

[HTML][HTML] Meteorological conditions, climate change, new emerging factors, and asthma and related allergic disorders. A statement of the World Allergy Organization

G D'Amato, ST Holgate, R Pawankar… - World allergy …, 2015 - Springer
The prevalence of allergic airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis has increased
dramatically to epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides air pollution from industry derived …

[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure, ecosystem services, and human health

C Coutts, M Hahn - International journal of environmental research and …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Contemporary ecological models of health prominently feature the natural environment as
fundamental to the ecosystem services that support human life, health, and well-being. The …

Livelihoods and poverty

L Olsson, M Opondo… - … : Part A: Global …, 2014 - research-repository.uwa.edu.au
Abstract Scope, Delineations, and Definitions: Livelihoods, Poverty, and Inequality
Understanding the impacts of climate change on livelihoods and poverty requires examining …

Impact of climate change on global malaria distribution

C Caminade, S Kovats, J Rocklov… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria is an important disease that has a global distribution and significant health burden.
The spatial limits of its distribution and seasonal activity are sensitive to climate factors, as …

The psychological distance of climate change

A Spence, W Poortinga… - Risk Analysis: An …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Avoiding dangerous climate change is one of the most urgent social risk issues we face
today and understanding related public perceptions is critical to engaging the public with the …

Innovating to zero the building sector in Europe: Minimising the energy consumption, eradication of the energy poverty and mitigating the local climate change

M Santamouris - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The present paper discusses issues related to the three major problems of the built
environment in Europe and in particular, the energy consumption of buildings, the energy …

[HTML][HTML] Globalization, climate change, and human health

AJ McMichael - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
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