Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

Description:

Climate change presents significant challenges to human health and biodiversity. Increased numbers of extreme climate events, such as heat waves, droughts or flooding, threaten human health and well-being, both directly and indirectly, through impaired ecosystem functioning and reduced ecosystem services. In addition, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases is rising, causing ill health and accelerating costs to the health sector. Nature-based solutions, such as the provision and management of biodiversity, can facilitate human health and well-being, and mitigate the negative effects of climate change. The growing recognition of the importance of biodiversity’s contribution to human health offers great potential for maximizing synergies between public health, climate change adaptation and nature

Display date:

2019

Location:

Worldwide

Collections:

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Content partner:

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Availability:

Not specified