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Citation

Banwell N, Rutherford S, Mackey B, Street R, Chu C. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018; 15(3): e15030538.

Affiliation

Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane 4111, Australia. c.chu@griffith.edu.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph15030538

PMID

29547592

Abstract

Disasters and climate change have significant implications for human health worldwide. Both climate change and the climate-sensitive hazards that result in disasters, are discussed in terms of direct and indirect impacts on health. A growing body of literature has argued for the need to link disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. However, there is limited articulation of the commonalities between these health impacts. Understanding the shared risk pathways is an important starting point for developing joint strategies for adapting to, and reducing, health risks. Therefore, this article discusses the common aspects of direct and indirect health risks of climate change and climate-sensitive disasters. Based on this discussion a theoretical framework is presented for understanding these commonalities. As such, this article hopes to extend the current health impact frameworks and provide a platform for further research exploring opportunities for linked adaptation and risk reduction strategies.


Language: en

Keywords

climate change; climate change adaptation; disaster; disaster risk reduction; emergency; health; health impacts; public health; risk

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