Climate Change Part 1 Flashcards
Define climate change?
A change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, ad that persists for an extended period, typically decades
What does IPCC stand for?
Intergovernmental panel of climate change
What is the objective of IPCC?
to provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies
the reports are also a key input into international climate change negotiations
What are the global trends of CO2 atmospheric concentration?
The atmospheric concentrations have been steadily rising since 1959, but have been following the trend that has been exhibited in past millennia
What are the top 3 sectors that contribute the most CO2 to the atmospheric concentrations?
Most to least: Electricity and heat production, transport, manufacturing industries and construction
What is the trend of methane emissions?
they have increased by 1 billion between 2000 and 2008
What is the top sector contributing to methane emissions?
Agriculture
What are the direct health impacts of climate change?
morbidity and mortality, mental health, well-being
Heat, floods, and other events
Altering ecosystems
What are the indirect health impacts from environmental and ecosystem changes?
Shift in patterns of disease carrying mosquitos/ticks
Increases in waterborne diseases
What are the indirect health impacts mediated through social systems?
Undernutrition and mental illness from altered agriculture production and food insecurity, stress, displacement, economic losses, damage to healthcare systems
What is the impact of climate change regarding heatwaves, water shortage, flooding, vector borne diseases, and food security?
Weather extremes Altering patterns of infectious diseases Compromising food security Compromising safe drinking water Compromising clean air Exacerbating inequalities
What are the most important adaptation strategies to reduce health impact of climate change?
Accelerate public health and medical interventions
Improve management of environmental determinants of health, infectious disease surveillance, strengthen health systems to weather events
What are some ways to improve management of environmental determinants of health, infectious disease surveillance, strengthen health systems to weather events?
Provide clean water, sanitation, vaccinations, child health services, improved disaster prep and response, alleviate poverty
What are some changes that can mitigate climate change?
cooking stoves, urban planning, less meat/dairy consumption, reproductive services
What are the co-benefits of cooking stoves?
use cleaner fuel, lower PM 2.5, lower CO2 emissions
