Climate And Health

Question 1

How is sustainable development goal 3 going?

Answer 1

Air pollution is bad (7 mill deaths)
HIV decreased 0.4% to 0.2% from 2005-2016
People are overall healthier now
Maternal mortality decreased 37% since 2000
Under 5 mortality decreased 47% 2000-2016

Question 2

How is climate change affecting health directly?

Answer 2

Flooding and droughts ect

Changing weather patterns

Question 3

How is climate change affecting health indirectly? (6)

Answer 3

Livelihood (eco anxiety)
Infrastructure
Food production
Air pollution
Water resources 
Ecosystems and agriculture

Question 4

RCPs of climate and health?

Answer 4

8.5- high temp and humidity will compromise normal activities (eg growing food)

Question 5

What are the five big risks of climate and health? (6)

Answer 5

Heatwaves and fires (v.high confidence)
Decrease in food in poor areas (high confidence)
Flooding
Food and water borne diseases (v.high confidence)
Vector borne diseases (medium confidence)
Lost work capacity in vulnerable areas

Question 6

What type of disease is best studied?

Answer 6

Vector borne

Question 7

Why is diarrhoea bad? (4)

Answer 7

2nd killer under 5
1.5 mill children killed per year
Children under 2 can’t express symptoms
2 billion cases per year

Question 8

Why do mosquitoes only live in certain areas?

Answer 8

They need humidity

Question 9

Why is flooding bad for water supplies?

Answer 9

It mixes up water so it’s unusable

Question 10

What is epiclimatology?

Answer 10

The use of climate and weather info for the production of disease and risk

It includes: heatwaves, cold spells, pollution, pollen

Question 11

What grand challenge is epiclimatology?

Answer 11

Forecasting

Question 12

What does epiclimatology need? (4)

Answer 12

Interdisciplinary research
Risk maps
Lots of data
Prediction trends