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It is highly likely that health and wellbeing outcomes will deteriorate because of climate change and biodiversity loss, including the introduction of infectious diseases and food insecurity. It is highly likely that climate-related impacts will displace Māori in some places, disrupting the transmission of location-specific mātauranga Māori ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Climate change affects people’s health in two main ways: By changing the seriousness or frequency of health problems that people already face. By creating new or unanticipated health problems in people or places where they have not been before. The health effects of climate change include respiratory and heart diseases, pest-related diseases ...
Aug 12, 2022 · Climate change has exacerbated more than 200 infectious diseases and dozens of non-transmissible conditions, such as poisonous-snake bites, according to an analysis 1. Climate hazards bring people ...
Feb 11, 2023 · Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, and health professionals worldwide are already responding to the health harms caused by this unfolding crisis. Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways. It threatens the essential ingredients of good health – clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply and safe shelter – and has ...
Feb 26, 2020 · Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) could be defined as infectious diseases which increase (their prevalence or threaten) over time. They include (1) new unknown diseases which are first diagnosed and (2) old diseases which evolved or mutated from already existing agents and gained new features (i.e. adaptation to new hosts or target population, new geographic distribution, new clinical ...
Aug 14, 2023 · The effects of climate change also affect people’s mental health. In particular, climate- or weather-related disasters can increase the risk of adverse mental health consequences, especially if they result in damage to homes and livelihoods or loss of loved ones. The mental health impacts of these events can range from minimal stress and ...
Apr 6, 2023 · The report highlights that choices made by current and future governments will affect the future fiscal impacts from climate change. These choices include where money is spent and how financial and non-financial tools, such as climate change reporting, are prioritised and utilised. Factors outside of New Zealand’s control also matter.
