Assessment of the health impacts of climate change in Kiribati

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5224-5240

  McIver, Lachlan ^a,b   Woodward, Alistair ^c   Davies, Seren ^d   Tibwe, Tebikau ^d   Iddings, Steven ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Ministry of Health and Medical Services   (Kiribati)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Health; Small island state

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL ISLAND STATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CIGUATERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENGUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; KIRIBATI; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WATER INTOXICATION; ACCLIMATIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PROCEDURES;

KIRIBATI;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MICRONESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84900811232     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505224     Document Type: Article

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