Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health
Nick Watts,W. Neil Adger,Paolo Agnolucci,Jason J. Blackstock,Peter Byass,Wenjia Cai,Sarah Chaytor,Tim Colbourn,Matthew Collins,Adam Cooper,Peter M. Cox,Joanna Depledge,Paul Drummond,Paul Ekins,Victor Galaz,Delia Grace,Hilary Graham,Michael Grubb,Andy Haines,Ian Hamilton,Alasdair Hunter,Xujia Jiang,Moxuan Li,Ilan Kelman,Lu Liang,Melissa C. Lott,Robert Lowe,Yong Luo,Georgina M. Mace,Mark A. Maslin,Maria Nilsson,Tadj Oreszczyn,Steve Pye,Tara Quinn,My Svensdotter,Sergey Venevsky,Koko Warner,Bing Xu,Jun Yang,Yongyuan Yin,Chaoqing Yu,Qiang Zhang,Peng Gong,Hugh Montgomery,Anthony Costello +44 more
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The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in order to ensure the highest attainable stand-alone position on climate change.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2015-11-07 and is currently open access. It has received 1198 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Political economy of climate change & Health policy.read more
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Trump, Brexit, Right-wing Anti-globalisation, and An Uncertain Future for Public Health.
TL;DR: By emphasising the shared humanity of all people, population health offers an antidote to the narrow focus of right-wing anti-globalisation, which could devastate population health globally through a range of mechanisms, including diminished food security and increased violent conflict.
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Health sector preparedness for adaptation planning in India
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored some key elements for health care system preparedness and adaptation planning for heatwaves, flooding and cyclones, illustrating the constraints faced in the Indian context, by analyzing data from a field study.
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Spatial Downscaling of GRACE Data Based on XGBoost Model for Improved Understanding of Hydrological Droughts in the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)
Shoaib Ali,Behnam Khorrami,Muhammad Jehanzaib,Aqil Tariq,Mohammad Ajmal,Arfan Arshad,Muhammad Shafeeque,Adil Dilawar,Iqra Basit,Liangliang Zhang,Sam Sadri,Muhammad Ahmad Niaz,A.H.M. Nasimul Jamil,Shahid Nawaz Khan +13 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors employed machine learning models such as Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to downscale GRACE TWSA from 1° to 0.25°.
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Planetary Overload, Limits to Growth and Health.
Colin D. Butler,Colin D. Butler +1 more
TL;DR: This article outlines the key relevant literature and concepts, attempting to bring emerging and future health consequences to the attention of health workers, including the idea of a “social vaccine,” conveying sufficient anxiety to provoke action for environmental protection, but insufficient to induce paralysis.
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Addressing the Health Risks of Climate Change in Older Adults.
TL;DR: A model of exposure, contact to stressors, and adaptive capacity are used to address the health needs of older adults in the face of climate change.
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