European Climate Change Health Impact and Adaptation Assessment

Menne, Bettina; Bertollini, Roberto; Kovats, Sari; Lindgren, Elisabet; Daniel, M.; Kriz, B; Ebi, Kristie L.; Hajat, Shakoor; Edwars, S; Haines, Aaron M.; Alberini, Anna; Chiabai, Aline; Lieshout, M. van; Martens, Per Nicolai; Jendritzky, Gerd; Koppe, Christina; Klein, R; Fuessel, M

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“…have direct and severe effects on ecosystems and society, resulting in social and economic costs (e.g., Meehl et al 2000;Parmesan et al 2000;Murnane 2004;Vescovi et al 2005). The need to plan for the effects of climate change is becoming urgent for decisionmakers (Smoyer 1998;Kunkel et al 1999;IPCC 2002;Schnur 2002;Menne et al 2003;De et al 2004;Haines and Patz 2004;McMichael and Woodruff 2004;McMichel et al 2004;Stephenson 2004;Kovats and Haines 2005;IPCC 2007 (Fink et al 2004;Luterbacher et al 2004;Rebetez 2004;Schaer et al 2004;Trigo et al2005;Rebetez et al 2006;Della-Marta et al 2007b). Summer 2003 was the hottest since at least 1500 in Switzerland (Luterbacher et al 2004) and at least 1761 in Germany (Schönwiese et al 2004).…”

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An analysis of the July 2006 heatwave extent in Europe compared to the record year of 2003

Rebetez

Dupont

Giroud

2008

Theor Appl Climatol

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An analysis of the July 2006 heatwave extent in Europe compared to the record year of 2003

Rebetez

Dupont

Giroud

2008

Theor Appl Climatol

153

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“…The need to plan for the effects of climate change is becoming urgent for decision-makers in social, economic, and political spheres, as health and human safety problems are expected (McMichael et al 1996, Smoyer 1998, Kunkel et al 1999, Barnett 2001, IPCC 2001c, Sparks et al 2002, Menne et al 2003, Haines & Patz 2004, McMichael & Woodruff 2004, Stephenson 2004, Kovats & Haines 2005. Climate change is expected to modify the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events.…”

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Assessing public health risk due to extremely high temperature events: climate and social parameters

Vescovi¹,

Rebetez²,

Rong³

2005

Clim. Res.

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The growing recognition of the need to plan institutional responses to the effects of climate change makes it essential to develop research support strategies and tools not only at global but also at regional scales. This paper analyses the feasibility and potential of a risk assessment framework for studies of regional impact of and adaptation to climate change. We assess the potential impact of high temperature events on humans in southern Quebec. We integrate climate variables and socio-economic parameters via a geographic information system (GIS) tool to produce maps of estimated present and future public health risk. A comparison of risk maps for present and future conditions shows that the number of locations where population will be at threat due to high temperature events will dramatically increase in Quebec over the next few decades. KEY WORDS: Public health risk · High temperature events · Southern QuebecResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher Clim Res 30: 71-78, 2005 tional adaptation actions should be anticipatory and well-planned so as to minimize costs and optimize profitability (IPCC 2001a).Premature mortality and morbidity are the greatest social costs generated by heat waves in northern temperate countries. Deaths resulting from heat waves in several European, American and Japanese large cities have spurred growing research interest in prevention (Rooney et al. 1995, Semenza et al. 1996, Whitman et al. 1997, Besancenot 2002, Diaz et al. 2002, Curriero 2003, Vanhems et al. 2003, Cassadou et al. 2004, Hemon & Jougla 2004, Ledrans et al. 2004). High temperature events induce an increase in morbidity, i.e. a decline in health of people affected by cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory disorders (McMichael et al. 1996, Haines & Patz 2004, Hemon & Jougla 2004, Knowlton et al. 2004, McMichael & Woodruff 2004. In Canada, climate projections show a significant warming for the future decades (IPCC 2001c). This is of special concern since in cooler regions people are less prepared for heat waves (Ballester et al. 1997, Curriero 2003. Consequently, there could be a significant increase in mortality, particularly among high risk groups such as elderly persons and urban dwellers with low income (IPCC 2001c, Diaz et al. 2002, Sheridan & Dolney 2003, Davis et al. 2004, Ledrans et al. 2004). The strongest correlation factors between impacts of high temperature events on mortality and morbidity and social factors include age (Besancenot 2002, Diaz et al. 2002, poverty (INSERM 2003), social isolation (Besancenot 2002) and education level (Ballester et al. 1997). These factors are often combined and sensitivity rises due to synergetic effects.We undertake a risk factor analysis for heat waves based on 2 components: climate hazard and social vulnerability. The methodology developed for this study was inspired by the NOAA (1999) vulnerability assessment tutorial, the EPA (1998) Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment, Cutter & Scott (1997), Schiegg (2...

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European Climate Change Health Impact and Adaptation Assessment

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An analysis of the July 2006 heatwave extent in Europe compared to the record year of 2003

An analysis of the July 2006 heatwave extent in Europe compared to the record year of 2003

Assessing public health risk due to extremely high temperature events: climate and social parameters

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