Climate adaptation in the public health sector in Africa: Evidence from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Communications

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

 
 
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Title Climate adaptation in the public health sector in Africa: Evidence from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Communications
 
Creator Nhamo, Godwell Muchuru, Shepherd
 
Subject environment; disaster; risk, health; Africa Africa; adaptation; climate change; health; sustainable; UNFCCC
Description Climate change has potential to affect human health in various ways. Extreme temperatures and cold both result in deaths, while the changing habitats favouring the breeding of vectors could result in the spread of diseases such as malaria, cholera and typhus. This article reviews climate change adaptation measures in the African public health sector. The evidence is drawn from National Communications of 21 countries as submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article combines the literature review and grounded theory approaches with data obtained from the UNFCCC National Communications. Among key adaptation measures emerging from the work are weather-based forecasting and early warning systems, public education and awareness, putting in place appropriate policies, surveillance, research and monitoring as well as improving public health infrastructure and technology. The study recommends that African nations should commit to address health impacts of climate change through the implementation of appropriate adaptation measures.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor None
Date 2019-04-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Document Analysis
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/jamba.v11i1.644
 
Source Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; Vol 11, No 1 (2019); 10 pages 1996-1421 2072-845X
 
Language eng
 
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https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/644/1090 https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/644/1089 https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/644/1091 https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/644/1082
 
Coverage Africa chronological climate change and health
Rights Copyright (c) 2019 Godwell Nhamo, Shepherd Muchuru https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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