WHO Atlas of Health and Climate

Description

The WHO Atlas of Health and Climate does not offer world-wide maps of direct and indirect climate impacts on health but illustrates the phenomena with numerous case studies. Its features a dedicated section on emerging environmental challenges which, i.a., shows that extreme heat or UV-injuries – unlike many other hazards – have a particularly high influence in relatively wealthy regions like Europe (where lack of natural accomodation meets an increased demographic vulnerability).

Reference information

Websites:

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241564526

Source:

This publication is part of the resources offered at the WHO's portal on Climate Change .

Contributor:

World Health Organization

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jan 20, 2017

Date of publication:

2012

Keywords:

climate services, hazard mapping, heat stress, infectious diseases

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Ice and Snow, Storms, Water Scarcity, Extreme heat

Adaptation Approaches:

Observations and Scenarios, Vulnerability Assessment, Climate services

Sectors:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Health

Geographic characterisation:

Global

Health impact:

-NONSPECIFIC-

Publications and Reports Documents (1)

Atlas of Health and Climate

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