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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Responding to converging crises

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
Watts N, Amann M, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Beagley J, Belesova K, Boykoff M, Byass P, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Capstick S, Chambers J, Coleman S, Dalin C, Daly M, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Di Napoli C, Dominguez-Salas P, Drummond P, Dubrow R, E
Year:
2021
Journal:
The Lancet. 397 (10269): 129-170
Abstract:

For the Chinese, French, German, and Spanish translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    General Exposure, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Temperature
    • General Exposure, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Temperature: Availability/Distribution
    • General Exposure, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Food Security, Temperature: Extreme Heat/Heat Wave
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Global or Unspecified Location
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    General Health Impact, Infectious Disease, Morbidity/Mortality
    • General Health Impact, Infectious Disease, Morbidity/Mortality: Airborne Disease
      • Airborne Disease: Coronavirus [e.g., SARS, MERS, COVID-19]
      Airborne Disease
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Review Article
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Adaptation, Communication, Economic Impact, Mitigation
    • Adaptation, Communication, Economic Impact, Mitigation : Intervention
    • Adaptation, Communication, Economic Impact, Mitigation : General Public/Unspecified
    • Adaptation, Communication, Economic Impact, Mitigation : Mitigation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm
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