Essays about: "climate change and its effects on health"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words climate change and its effects on health.

  1. 16. The blue destination strategy in a small island tourism oriented society : The case of Bonaire

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Demy van Bremen; [2021]
    Keywords : Blue Destination; Island Tourism; Bonaire; Sustainability; Tourism Development Strategy.;

    Abstract : Tourism could be discussed as being a damaging phenomenon if not managed correctly as well as being destructive towards its own industry by its contribution towards climate change (UNWTO 2008; Glegg et al 2021; Grilli 2021). However, tourism is often considered to be highly important for the destination's economic and social development (Glegg et al 2021). READ MORE

  3. 17. "A Global Concern Through Local Lenses" A Human Rights-Based Approach to Georgia’s Law and Policy Framework on Disaster- and Climate Change-Induced Internal Displacement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Ana Mosiashvili; [2021]
    Keywords : internal displacement; disasters; the adverse effects of climate change; Human Rights-Based Approach; human rights; Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement; IDPs; Ecomigrants; Georgia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Every year, millions of people are internally displaced as a result of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change. Considering that climate change acts as a “threat multiplier”, thus, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights, such as the rights to life, health, food, an adequate standard of living of individuals and communities worldwide, it is expected that the magnitude of this issue will increase. READ MORE

  4. 18. Lassa fever epidemic outbreak causing maternal mortality on pregnant women : A statistical and systematic review on prevalence and occurrence of maternal mortality in Nigeria

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Joy Offor; [2020]
    Keywords : Lassa fever; endemic occurrence in Nigeria; viral haemorrhagic fever; pregnant women and mortality in Nigeria;

    Abstract : Introduction/background: Epidemics of infectious diseases (ID) are re-occurring now more often and spreads faster into many different parts of the world due to globalization. The increasing evidence of climate change and man-made events have shown impacts to increase the emergency and re-emerging of animal- borne IDs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Value-Centric Behaviour Change with Data Visualisation : Case study for visualising data on grocery consumption to bring about value-centric purchasing patterns for retail supermarket consumers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Tarunika Ravichandran; [2020]
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    Abstract : Dietary choices are a leading global cause of mortality and environmental degradation that threaten the attainability of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement [1]. It thus becomes important to find ways to reduce its environmental impact and facilitate healthy consumption patterns. READ MORE

  6. 20. Heat - an invisible hazard : perceived effects of the 2019 heatwave on construction workers in the Netherlands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sanja Kandic; [2020]
    Keywords : Occupational safety and health; heatwaves; Netherlands; construction; climate vulnerability; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Global climate change has brought more frequent and severe heatwaves which affect all areas of human life. Occupational safety and health of construction workers is one of the most severely affected areas in Asia and Africa, but also Europe. READ MORE