Climate Change and Health

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, based at Griffith University, has just released a report named National adaptation research plan (human health): consultation draft. Penned by A.J. McMichael and others, the report aims to guide researchers in developing strategies to cope with the health risks associated with climate change. The main risks are identified as deriving from:

• Extreme weather events and disasters
• Temperature extremes
• Air quality and pollutants
• Environmental infectious diseases borne by water and food
• Vector-borne infectious diseases
• Altered food production - affecting yield and nutritious quality
• Social, economic and demographic dislocation - especially relating to mental health.