Climate Change And Health In The Western Pacific Region

Author : Joshua Nealon
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9290617373
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Health in the Western Pacific Region written by Joshua Nealon and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is serious concern about the impact of the changing climate. The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has taken the initiative in addressing health issues related to climate change but further action is needed to support efforts to confront climate change in Member States and in various sectors. Health must be mainstreamed into efforts to address climate change and action must be coordinated and integrated across national boundaries and in all sectors. This report synthesizes information and approaches on climate change and health pertinent to Member States in the Western Pacific Region. It also examines efforts and initiatives by various experts and stakeholders with an in-depth look at experiences in seven Member States that reflect the diversity of the Region. Finally it offers recommendations for policy-makers.

Author : WPRO.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789240698710
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Author : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9290618167
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet written by WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental determinants of health are responsible for more than a quarter of the burden of disease in the Western Pacific Region. Communicable and noncommunicable disease disability and death result from a lack of safe water and sanitation indoor and outdoor air pollution hazardous chemicals occupational hazards and climate-related disasters. The Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action on Health and Environment on a Changing Planet intends to relaunch the World Health Organization (WHO) s Health and the Environment programme and fulfil its mandate in the area of environmental health. It proposes to leverage the health sector focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process providing guidance for prioritizing the work of WHO in support of Member States improving health outcomes through action on environmental determinants. It articulates entry points for health and environment priority actions in WHO country cooperation strategies the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other mechanisms for international collaboration and notably with the United Nations Environment Programme and ministries of environment. The framework also sets a course for the health sector to advocate adaptive measures policies and action to protect health and well-being as a co-benefit of interventions in energy agriculture transport housing and other spheres.

Author : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Publisher : Wpro Publication
ISBN 13 : 9789290617303
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Health and Climate Change in Pacific Island Countries written by WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and published by Wpro Publication. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change in the Pacific is threatening the health of Pacific islanders, as well as economic and social development. Extreme weather events, especially cyclones, floods and droughts, are displacing populations, causing injuries and psychological trauma, and are increasing the risks of infection and malnutrition. Hotter and wetter climates are increasing the risks for vector-borne disease. Disasters related to climate change are disrupting the delivery of health-care services and are increasing the risks of disease and death among vulnerable groups, especially young children, women of reproductive age, older people and people with disabilities. This report informs and encourages timely action by Member States towards building resilience of the health sector to climate change. It targets policy-makers and advisers in various sectors, public health practitioners, scientists and community stakeholders.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292578529
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Region at Risk written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asia and the Pacific continues to be exposed to climate change impacts. Home to the majority of the world's poor, the population of the region is particularly vulnerable to those impacts. Unabated warming could largely diminish previous achievements of economic development and improvements, putting the future of the region at risk. Read the most recent projections pertaining to climate change and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific, and the consequences of these changes to human systems, particularly for developing countries. This report also highlights gaps in the existing knowledge and identifies avenues for continued research.

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Publisher : Pacific Climate Change Science Program
ISBN 13 : 9781921826733
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change in the Pacific: Regional overview written by and published by Pacific Climate Change Science Program. This book was released on 2011 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Climate Change in the Pacific is a rigorously researched, peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region. Building on the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this two volume publication represents a comprehensive resource on the climate of the Pacific" --Website.

Author : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789290617082
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action for Disaster Risk Management for Health written by WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The regional framework positions the health sector as a key actor in the broader disaster risk management agenda. This is of special significance considering the March 2015 United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, and upcoming meetings on the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Regional Framework for Action for Disaster Risk Management for Health recommends health sector actions for each of the four phases of the disaster risk management cycle--prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Governments should select priorities on which to focus according to their own national disaster risk management plans, as well as the local context and potential hazards.

Author : John E. Hay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Variability and Change and Sea-level Rise in the Pacific Islands Region written by John E. Hay and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030405524
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Region written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents papers written by scholars, practitioners, and members of social movements and government agencies pursuing research and/or climate change projects in the Pacific region. Climate change is impacting the Pacific in various ways, including numerous negative effects on the natural environment and biodiversity. As such, a better understanding of how climate change affects Pacific communities is required, in order to identify processes, methods, and tools that can help countries and the communities in the region to adapt and become more resilient. Further, the book showcases successful examples of how to cope with the social, economic, and political problems posed by climate change in the region.

Author : Victoria Keener
Publisher : NCA Regional Input Reports
ISBN 13 : 9781610914277
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Pacific Islands written by Victoria Keener and published by NCA Regional Input Reports. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Climate Change and the Pacific Islands was developed by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment, a collaborative effort engaging federal, state, and local government agencies, non-government organizations, academician, businesses, and community groups to inform and prioritize their activities in the face of a changing climate. The book assesses the state of knowledge about climate change indicators, impacts, and adaptive capacity of the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The book provides the basis for understanding the key observations and impacts from climate change in the region, including the rise in surface air and sea-surface temperatures, along with sea levels, and the changes in ocean chemistry, rainfall amount and distribution, weather extremes, and widespread ecosystem changes. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity and offers decision makers and stakeholders a substantial basis from which to make informed choices that will affect the well-being of the region’s inhabitants in the decades to come.