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Title Climate change and human health : risks and responses / editors, A.J. McMichael ... [and others]
Published Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003

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 MELB  613.11 Mcm/Cca  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Climatic changes -- Health aspects.
Medical climatology.
Climate.
Greenhouse Effect.
Natural Disasters.
Disease Transmission, Infectious.
Ultraviolet Rays.
Risk Assessment.
Author McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.)
World Meteorological Organization.
World Health Organization.
United Nations Environment Programme.
LC no. 2004456823
ISBN 924156248X