MainDBNew: Atlas of health and climate
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Atlas of health and climate
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UN and affiliated organization
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Africa; Asia; Caribbean and Central America; Europe; North America; Pacific/Oceania; Polar regions; South America
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Climate observations; Climate scenarios; Science and research; Monitoring and evaluation/M&E
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Biodiversity; Coastal areas/zones; Community-based adaptation; Crops; Disaster-risk reduction; Ecosystem-based adaptation; Food systems; Water; Health
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Desertification; Drought; Erratic rainfall; Extreme cold; Extreme heat; Floods; Increasing temperatures; Land and forest degradation; Loss of biodiversity; Vector and water-borne diseases
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The Atlas of health and climate is a product of a collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities. It provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to emergencies arising from extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. major health challenges also include those related to environmental degradation, the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases and the universal trend of demographic ageing.
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http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/atlas/report/en/
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Global
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Technical document/report
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World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Academics and scientists; Communities; Practitioners; Policy makers; Private sector
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NWPYearPublication:
2012
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