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DOI	10.1016/j.envres.2019.109107
	Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation
	Linares, Cristina 1; Diaz, Julio 1; Negev, Maya 2; Martinez, Gerardo Sanchez 3; Debono, Roberto 4; Paz, Shlomit 5
通讯作者	Paz, Shlomit
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN	0013-9351
EISSN	1096-0953
出版年	2020
卷号	182
英文摘要	The Mediterranean Basin is undergoing a warming trend with longer and warmer summers, an increase in the frequency and the severity of heat waves, changes in precipitation patterns and a reduction in rainfall amounts. In this unique populated region, which is characterized by significant gaps in the socio-economic levels particularly between the North (Europe) and South (Africa), parallel with population growth and migration, increased water demand and forest fires risk - the vulnerability of the Mediterranean population to human health risks increases significantly. Indeed, climatic changes impact the health of the Mediterranean population directly through extreme heat, drought or storms, or indirectly by changes in water availability, food provision and quality, air pollution and other stressors. The main health effects are related to extreme weather events (including extreme temperatures and floods), changes in the distribution of climate-sensitive diseases and changes in environmental and social conditions. The poorer countries, particularly in North Africa and the Levant, are at highest risk. Climate change affects the vulnerable sectors of the region, including an increasingly older population, with a larger percentage of those with chronic diseases, as well as poor people, which are therefore more susceptible to the effects of extreme temperatures. For those populations, a better surveillance and control systems are especially needed. In view of the climatic projections and the vulnerability of Mediterranean countries, climate change mitigation and adaptation become ever more imperative. It is important that prevention Health Action Plans will be implemented, particularly in those countries that currently have no prevention plans. Most adaptation measures are win-win situation from a health perspective, including reducing air pollution or providing shading solutions. Additionally, Mediterranean countries need to enhance cross-border collaboration, as adaptation to many of the health risks requires collaboration across borders and also across the different parts of the basin.
英文关键词	Climate change Mediterranean Health impacts Health action plan
类型	Review
语种	英语
国家	Spain ; Israel ; Denmark ; Malta
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000516094400107
WOS关键词	HEAT-RELATED MORTALITY ; EMERGENCY AMBULANCE DISPATCHES ; COLD-RELATED MORTALITY ; DESERT DUST OUTBREAKS ; TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS ; AIR-POLLUTION ; PARTICULATE MATTER ; SHORT-TERM ; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS ; SAHARAN DUST
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314444
作者单位	1.Carlos III Inst Hlth, Natl Sch Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain; 2.Univ Haifa, Sch Publ Hlth, Haifa, Israel; 3.Danish Tech Univ, UNEP DTU Partnership, Copenhagen, Denmark; 4.Univ Malta, Msida, Malta; 5.Univ Haifa, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Haifa, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Linares, Cristina,Diaz, Julio,Negev, Maya,et al. Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation[J],2020,182.
APA	Linares, Cristina,Diaz, Julio,Negev, Maya,Martinez, Gerardo Sanchez,Debono, Roberto,&Paz, Shlomit.(2020).Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,182.
MLA	Linares, Cristina,et al."Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population - Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 182(2020).