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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014

Health in a Changing Climate

Abhishek Rimal

South east As ia Region al Delegat ion

Bang ko k, Thai land

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014

Global Cl imate is changing

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Determinants of health

Persons individual

characteristics and

behaviors

Physicalenvironment

Social and

economic

environment

Source: www.who.int/hia/evidence/doh/en/

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Water

Too much

Both extremes can have healtheffects

Too little

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Flood ing: Project ion

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Flood ing - Too much water

increasing cases of drowning and other physical trauma;

increasing risks of water- and vector-borne infectious

diseases;

increasing mental health effects associated with

emergency situations; disrupting health systems, facilities and services, leaving

communities without access to health care when they are

needed most; and

damaging basic infrastructure such as food and watersupplies and safe shelter

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014DroughtToo Litt le

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Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Water: Too much and Too Less

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Vector - bo rne diseases

Malaria Dengue Fever

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Dengue pattern relat ion to 'La Nia

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Dengue

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RainIncrease breeding sites for

mosquitoes

Humidity

Mosquito survival

Rain temperature and Humidity

TemperatureParasite development rates

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Biolog ical Ampl i f ication

A mere half degree centigrade increase in temperature can

bring about a 30100% increase in mosquito abundance.

Highlands with low temperature are no longer safe against

mosquito borne disease.

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Heat waves

Vulnerable people:Elderly people, infants,people with other diseases(heart, respiratory)Manual Labors

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SEA Climate

Change

Training,

Thailand, 2014Heat waveEu rope 2003

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A ir Qual ity

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EARLY WARNING EARLY ACTION

For health effects?

Flooding Drought Heat waves Air quality

Focus surveillance efforts at areas predicted to be at

particularly high risk for changing patterns of disease

Vector-borne diseases (malaria, dengue, etc)

There are not yet early warning systems for

everything, everywhere

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Preparedness

Good baseline status

Deal with increasing baseline Cases

Capacity to respond to peaks - increased number ofcases

Early warning and Early Action

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Emergency

Health Unit

can I helpyou..

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