Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia |
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| Editor:
| Akhtar, Rais |
| Series title: | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-319-23684-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to human health. lt represents a range of environmental hazards and will affect populations in both the developed and developing countries. In...
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This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan.
Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to human health. lt represents a range of environmental hazards and will affect populations in both the developed and developing countries. In particular, it affects the regions where the current burden of climate-sensitive diseases are high, which is the case in South and Southeast Asian countries.