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Title

Climate change impacts on human health through malaria and chistosomiasis: Case Study in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

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National/public entity

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Africa

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Good practices and lessons learned

There is insufficient evidence to suggest that rainfall directly affects the frequency of diarrhoea in Chiredzi given that 28% of variation in diarrhoea is due to random variability for rainfall. Other factors could be contributing to spread of diarrhoea. Spatial distribution of diarrhoea could be a function of limited safe water which is a climate issue. Even though rainfall and temperature are inversely related to diarrheal diseases, erratic rainfall can compel people to make use of contaminated water.

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Date of submission

28/09/2016

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Adaptation element

Monitoring and evaluation/M&E; Vulnerability assessment

Adaptation sector/theme

Health

Climate hazard

Vector and water-borne diseases

Country

Zimbabwe

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Description

Malaria, schistosomiasis and diarrhoea were used as indicator diseases to assess the potential impact of climate change on the health sector as their distribution and seasonal transmission correlate significantly with temperature and rainfall.

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National

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Case study

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Government of Zimbabwe

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Communities; Academics and scientists; Policy makers; Practitioners

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Although, no significant relationship between rainfall and schistosomiasis was found (p

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Bosompen et al. 2004

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