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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Climate change and health in small island developing states

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
World Health Organization
Year:
2019
Abstract:

This Plan of Action was developed during the Third Global Conference on Health and Climate Change which was organized as a regionally dispersed conference with a focus on SIDS. The Conference was held in Mauritius, specifically for SIDS from Africa and South East Asia Region, on 21-22 March 2018. Participants included Ministers of Health and Ministers of Environment and high-level officials from Mauritius (host country), Cabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Sao Tome e Principe, and Seychelles

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    General Exposure, Sea Level Rise
Geographic Feature What is this?

resource focuses on specific type of geography

    Island
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Africa, Asia
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    General Health Impact
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Assessment/Book/Report
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Adaptation, Mitigation , Policy
    • Adaptation, Mitigation , Policy: Resilience
    • Adaptation, Mitigation , Policy: Mitigation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm
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