Climate change and human health : risks and responses /
McMichael, A. J.(Anthony J.)
World Health Organization.
World Meteorological Organization.
United Nations Environment Programme.
Geneva : World Health Organization,
2003.
"Prepared jointly by the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Global climate change and health: an old story writ large -- Ch. 2. Weather and climate: changing human exposures -- Ch. 3. International consensus on the science of climate and health: the IPCC third assessment report -- Ch. 4. Looking to the future: challenges for scientists studying climate change and health -- Ch. 5. Impacts on health of climate extremes -- Ch. 6. Climate change and infectious diseases -- Ch. 7. How much disease could climate change cause? -- Ch. 8. Stratospheric ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation and health -- Ch. 9. National assessments of health impacts of climate change: a review -- Ch. 10. Monitoring the health effects of climate change -- Ch. 11. Adaptation and adaptive capacity in the public health context -- Ch. 12. From science to policy: developing responses to climate change -- Ch. 13. Conclusions and recommendations for action.
Medical climatology.
Climatic changes
Global warming
Climate.
Greenhouse Effect.
Natural Disasters.
Disease Transmission.
Ultraviolet Rays.
Risk Assessment.