An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the health sector in the Caribbean

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.396
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL396_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.authorClarke, Christine
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Charmaine
dc.contributor.authorAlleyne, Dillon
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Willard
dc.contributor.institutionAustralian AID
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-15T15:52:53Z
dc.date.available2015-06-15T15:52:53Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractClimate change affects the fundamental bases of good human health, which are clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Climate change is known to impact health through three climate dimensions: extreme heat, natural disasters, and infections and diseases. The temporal and spatial climatic changes that will affect the biology and ecology of vectors and intermediate hosts are likely to increase the risks of disease transmission. The greatest effect of climate change on disease transmission is likely to be observed at the extremes of the range of temperatures at which transmission typically occurs. Caribbean countries are marked by unique geographical and geological features. When combined with their physical, infrastructural development, these features make them relatively more prone to negative impacts from changes in climatic conditions. The increased variability of climate associated with slow-moving tropical depressions has implications for water quality through flooding as well as hurricanes. Caribbean countries often have problems with water and sanitation. These problems are exacerbated whenever there is excess rainfall, or no rainfall. The current report aims to prepare the Caribbean to respond better to the anticipated impact of climate change on the health sector, while fostering a subregional Caribbean approach to reducing carbon emissions by 2050. It provides a major advance on the analytical and contextual issues surrounding the impact of climate change on health in the Caribbean by focusing on the vector-borne and waterborne diseases that are anticipated to be impacted directly by climate change. The ultimate goal is to quantify both the direct and indirect costs associated with each disease, and to present adaptation strategies that can address these health concerns effectively to benefit the populations of the Caribbean.
dc.description.tableOfContents.--I. Background information.--II. Literature review.--III. Economic analysis and forecasts.--IV. Estimating the direct and indirect costs of climate change to the health sector in the Caribbean.--V. Cost-benefit analysis of health sector climate change adaptation strategies.--VI. Other diseases and climate change-related events with potential implications for Caribbean countries.--VII. Conclusions and recommendations for the Caribbean response to climate change
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dc.format.extent96 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.396
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38281
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription96 p.: tables, figures.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngHEALTH
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngMALARIA
dc.subject.unbisEngDISEASES
dc.subject.unbisEngEYE DISEASES
dc.subject.unbisEngCANCER
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaSALUD
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPALUDISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaENFERMEDADES
dc.subject.unbisSpaENFERMEDADES DE LOS OJOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCANCER
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS SOCIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the health sector in the Caribbean
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