Extreme weather events can damage and destroy critical health infrastructure,
and reduce health system efficiency.
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health
Pan American Health Organization/WHO 2012
“….There is now strong evidence that the earth’s climate is changing rapidly,
due mainly to human activities. Increasing temperatures, sea-level rises,
changes in precipitation patterns and extreme events are expected to increase
a range of health risks, from the direct effects of heat waves, floods and storms,
to more suitable conditions for the transmission of important infectious diseases,
to impacts on the natural systems and socioeconomic sectors that ultimately
underpin human health.
Much of the potential health impact of climate change can, however, be avoided
through a combination of strengthening key health system functions and
improved management of the risks presented by a changing climate…..”
“……The critical first step in this process is to carry out a vulnerability and
adaptation assessment. This allows countries to assess which populations
are most vulnerable to different kinds of health effects, to identify weaknesses in
the systems that should protect them, and to specify interventions to respond.
Assessments can also improve evidence and understanding of the linkages
between climate and health within the assessment area, serve as a baseline
analysis against which changes in disease risk and protective measures can
be monitored, provide the opportunity for building capacity, and strengthen the
case for investment in health protection……”
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