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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Assessing the potential consequences of climate destabilization in Latin America

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Vergara W
2009
Latin America and Caribbean Region Sustainable Development Working Paper 32

Estimating the potential costs of climate destabilization is not a trivial matter. Potential climate impacts have multiple consequences, some of which can be monetized while others are beyond the reach of standard economic tools. A full assessment of the implications of climate impacts often cannot be completed because many of the consequences are only partly known. This report summarizes data recently made available, through the portfolio of adaptation activities in the region, on some of the damages induced by climate destabilization. These include impacts from hurricane intensification, glacier retreat, and increased exposure to tropical vector diseases, coral bleaching, and composite costs of climate change in the particularly vulnerable Caribbean Basin....The report thus summarizes the value of damages induced by hurricane intensification, coral mortality, glacier retreat and warming of mountain ecosystems, increased incidence of tropical vector diseases, for specific areas of Latin America. [from the Foreword]

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    Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Precipitation, Sea Level Rise, Temperature
    • Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster, Precipitation, Sea Level Rise, Temperature: Hurricane
    Freshwater, Mountain, Ocean/Coastal
    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Non-U.S. North America
    General Health Impact, Infectious Disease
    • General Health Impact, Infectious Disease: Vectorborne Disease
      • Vectorborne Disease: Mosquito-borne Disease
        • Mosquito-borne Disease: Dengue, Malaria
        Mosquito-borne Disease
      Vectorborne Disease
    Exposure Change Prediction
    Long-Term (>10 years)
    Commentary/Opinion, Research Article, Review Article
    Adaptation, Communication, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population
    • Adaptation, Communication, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Adaptation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm, Vulnerability Assessment
    • Adaptation, Communication, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Policymaker
    • Adaptation, Communication, Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Children, Low Socioeconomic Status
    Special Report on Emissions Scenario (SRES), Other Climate Change Scenario, Specify, Other Socioeconomic Scenario, Specify
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