An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health sector In Guyana

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.317
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL317_en
cepal.physicalDescriptiontablas
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngGUYANA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaGUYANA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T12:45:17Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T12:45:17Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.abstractClimate change is considered to be the most pervasive and truly global of all issues affecting humanity. It poses a serious threat to the environment, as well as to economies and societies. Whilst it is clear that the impacts of climate change are varied, scientists have agreed that its effects will not be evenly distributed and that developing countries and small island developing States (SIDS) will be the first and hardest hit. Small island developing States, many of whom have fewer resources to adapt socially, technologically and financially to climate change, are considered to be the most vulnerable to the potential impacts of climate change. An economic analysis of climate change can provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help move the Caribbean closer to solving the problems associated with climate change, and to attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Climate change is expected to affect the health of populations. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO), in Protecting Health from Climate Change (2008), states that the continuation of current patterns of fossil fuel use, development and population growth will lead to ongoing climate change, with serious effects on the environment and, consequently, on human lives and health. Assessing the economics of potential health impacts of climate variability and change requires an understanding of both the vulnerability of a population and its capacity to respond to new conditions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines vulnerability as the degree to which individuals and systems are susceptible to, or unable to cope with, the adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes (WHO and others, 2003). The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Centre for Climate Change (CCCCC), is pursuing a regional project to ―Review the Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean‖ (RECCC). The purpose of the project is to assess the likely economic impacts of climate change on key sectors of Caribbean economies, through applying robust simulation modelling analyses under various socio-economic scenarios and carbon emission trajectories for the next 40 years. The findings are expected to stimulate local and national governments, regional institutions, the private sector and civil society to craft and implement policies, cost-effective options and efficient choices to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
dc.description.tableOfContentsI. Backgorund and purpose of report.-- II. Literature review and institutional analysis of climate change and human health in Guyana.-- III. Estimating the impact of climate change on human health in Guyana.-- IV. Cost benefit analysis, adaptation strategies and policy recommendations.
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dc.format.extent115 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.317
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38599
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription115 p. : tables, figures.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngHEALTH
dc.subject.unbisEngGEOGRAPHY
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE
dc.subject.unbisEngDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subject.unbisEngWATER SUPPLY
dc.subject.unbisEngSANITATION
dc.subject.unbisEngMORBIDITY
dc.subject.unbisEngMORTALITY
dc.subject.unbisEngDISEASES
dc.subject.unbisEngMALARIA
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaSALUD
dc.subject.unbisSpaGEOGRAFIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCLIMA
dc.subject.unbisSpaDEMOGRAFIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA
dc.subject.unbisSpaSANEAMIENTO
dc.subject.unbisSpaMORBILIDAD
dc.subject.unbisSpaMORTALIDAD
dc.subject.unbisSpaENFERMEDADES
dc.subject.unbisSpaPALUDISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ENERGETICA
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