Climate change and health: on the latest IPCC report

Climate change and health: on the latest IPCC report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on March 31, 2014. This report was the second instalment of the Fifth Assessment Report, prepared by Working Group 2, on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change. In this Comment, we, as contributors to t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-04, Vol.383 (9924), p.1185-1189
Hauptverfasser: Woodward, Alistair, Smith, Kirk R, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, Chadee, Dave D, Honda, Yasushi, Liu, Qiyong, Olwoch, Jane, Revich, Boris, Sauerborn, Rainer, Chafe, Zoë, Confalonieri, Ulisses, Haines, Andy
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Sprache:eng
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Agreements
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Climate Change - statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Emissions
Environmental Health - trends
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Environmental protection
Health Status
Healthy People Programs - organization & administration
Healthy People Programs - trends
Humans
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Internal Medicine
International Cooperation
Public Health - trends
Vulnerable Populations
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Zusammenfassung:The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on March 31, 2014. This report was the second instalment of the Fifth Assessment Report, prepared by Working Group 2, on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change. In this Comment, we, as contributors to the chapter on human health, explain how the IPCC report was prepared and highlight important findings.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60576-6