An assessment of climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation in dominica
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Schnitter, Rebekka; Verret, Marielle; Berry, Peter; Fook, Tanya Chung Tiam; Hales, Simon; Lal, Aparna; Edwards, Sally
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A climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment was conducted in Dominica, a Caribbean small island developing state located in the Lesser Antilles. The assessment revealed that the country’s population is already experiencing many impacts on health and health systems from climate variability and change. Infectious diseases as well as food and waterborne diseases pose continued threats as climate change may exacerbate the related health risks. Threats to food security were...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Schnitter, Rebekka | |
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dc.contributor.author | Verret, Marielle | |
dc.contributor.author | Berry, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Fook, Tanya Chung Tiam | |
dc.contributor.author | Hales, Simon | |
dc.contributor.author | Lal, Aparna | |
dc.contributor.author | Edwards, Sally | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-18T04:46:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-18T04:46:12Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/164096 | |
dc.description.abstract | A climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment was conducted in Dominica, a Caribbean small island developing state located in the Lesser Antilles. The assessment revealed that the country’s population is already experiencing many impacts on health and health systems from climate variability and change. Infectious diseases as well as food and waterborne diseases pose continued threats as climate change may exacerbate the related health risks. Threats to food security were also identified, with particular concern for food production systems. The findings of the assessment included near-term and long-term adaptation options that can inform actions of health sector decision-makers in addressing health vulnerabilities and building resilience to climate change. Key challenges include the need for enhanced financial and human resources to build awareness of key health risks and increase adaptive capacity. Other small island developing states interested in pursuing a vulnerability and adaptation assessment may find this assessment approach, key findings, analysis, and lessons learned useful | |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by Health Canada | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | MDPI | |
dc.rights | © 2018 by the authors. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
dc.title | An assessment of climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation in dominica | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 16 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111715 - Pacific Peoples Health | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u3102795xPUB491 | |
local.publisher.url | https://www.mdpi.com/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Schnitter, Rebekka, Health Canada | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Verret, Marielle, Health Canada | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Berry, Peter, Health Canada | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fook, Tanya Chung Tiam, York University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hales, Simon, University of Otago | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lal, Aparna, College of Health and Medicine, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Edwards, Sally, Pan American Health Organization | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 17 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph16010070 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960311 - Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-03-24T07:18:41Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-85057981518 | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
dc.provenance | © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | |
dc.rights.license | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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