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All people in the world are vulnerable for environmental health impact, but the
severity depends on many factors. The major factors affecting the vulnerability are
given in Fig. 6.8.
6.4 Impact of Climate Change on Health
Climate change can affect health directly or/and indirectly (Fig. 6.9). The climate
change and associated disasters like cold wave, heat wave, flood, draught, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami, thunder-storm, hailstorm could result in injuries, death, disabilities, and epidemics. Disasters with similar characteristics and magnitude will
impact different groups differently due to variations in vulnerability, ability of the
society to respond and other factors.
Between 1998 and 2017, geophysical and climate-related disasters resulted in
the deaths of 1.3 million people. While the majority of deaths were liked to geoIndividual
•Disease status
•Socioeconomic factors
•Demographic factors
Community
•Water and sanitation
•Local food supplies
•Health Infrastructure
•Access to information
•Exposure to pollution
•Waste managment
Geographical
•Exposure to extreme
events
•Proximity to
environmental conflict
sites
Fig. 6.8 Major factors affecting vulnerability
Impact of Climate Change on Human
Health
Direct effects
Extreme
events
Water/Air
pollution
Aeroallergens
Indirect effects
Food
production
and supply
Vector-borne
infectious
diseases
Water-borne
infectious
diseases
Social and
economic
disruptions
Fig. 6.9 Impact of climate change on health
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All people in the world are vulnerable for environmental health impact, but the
severity depends on many factors. The major factors affecting the vulnerability are
given in Fig. 6.8.
6.4 Impact of Climate Change on Health
Climate change can affect health directly or/and indirectly (Fig. 6.9). The climate
change and associated disasters like cold wave, heat wave, flood, draught, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami, thunder-storm, hailstorm could result in injuries, death, disabilities, and epidemics. Disasters with similar characteristics and magnitude will
impact different groups differently due to variations in vulnerability, ability of the
society to respond and other factors.
Between 1998 and 2017, geophysical and climate-related disasters resulted in
the deaths of 1.3 million people. While the majority of deaths were liked to geoIndividual
•Disease status
•Socioeconomic factors
•Demographic factors
Community
•Water and sanitation
•Local food supplies
•Health Infrastructure
•Access to information
•Exposure to pollution
•Waste managment
Geographical
•Exposure to extreme
events
•Proximity to
environmental conflict
sites
Fig. 6.8 Major factors affecting vulnerability
Impact of Climate Change on Human
Health
Direct effects
Extreme
events
Water/Air
pollution
Aeroallergens
Indirect effects
Food
production
and supply
Vector-borne
infectious
diseases
Water-borne
infectious
diseases
Social and
economic
disruptions
Fig. 6.9 Impact of climate change on health
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