Week 5: climate change Flashcards
What does forced migration due to climate change cause for women?
- reduced ability to go to school
- increased sexual and gender based violence
- early marriage
- male out migration can lead to issues with the household
Explain the 4 impacts of drought discussed in the article “burnt by the scorching sun”
- farming households with reduced income and food
- women’s caregiving responsibilities increased due to male-out migration; household income declined and women’s and girls vulnerability increased (had to enter workforce or marry young)
- people could not afford to travel and purchase contraceptives
- changes in fertility intentions; people wanted smaller families due to the fear that they wouldn’t be able to support their family financially
Explain the impacts of heat waves on urban areas and vegetation:
- urban areas are reaching higher temperatures faster than those less populated because they create, absorb and radiate heat. (roofs, concrete, brick)
- people in less vegetated areas have more of a risk for death from heat related causes
T/F: Air conditioning is a life saver because it helps those who have it and also emits cool air out onto the streets for those who do not have it
T/F: landscape does not affect morbidity in heatwaves.
F
F
What is the issue in maternity wards in relation to heat waves?
The maternity wards are air conditioned but overcrowded, forcing 5 or more mothers to share one bed. However, these rooms cost so much money
The more ___________ a city, the hotter it was for everyone. This relates to inequality
segregated
- T/F: Climate change increases communicable disease patterns
- T/F: the most at risk populations generate the most emissions
- The urban heat island can increase temperatures by 1-10 degrees
- T
- F
- F
How does climate change increase risk of flooding?
- rising sea levels, more frequent storms, more intense precipitation
if climate change is a SDH meaning it is _____ determined and not just a _______ outcome, then this means it is anthropogenic. Explain anthropogenic
socially, natural
anthropogenic means originating from human activity
The ______ and _______ of changes on earth are socially determined
speed, intensity
in relation to rising temperatures:
- there is a predicted __-___ degree increase in temperatures by 2040
- the heat wave in Europe in 2003 caused _____ deaths
- 2-5
2. 70,000
What are the direct impacts of heat on health?
- increased respiratory problems
- dehydration
- dizziness
- stroke and heart attack
- exhaustion
How does employment as a SDH connect to overheating
- your working conditions can affect heat exposure. Ex: if you work indoors with an air conditioner vs if you work outdoors in a hot climate with no access to cold air.
- this has significant impacts on a person’s health
- if you work in the city it is much hotter than in a rural area
what are urban heat islands? What are they caused by and where are they most common
microclimates that are 1-5 degrees higher created from construction materials, lack of ventilation and lack of green spaces. They are most common in poorer areas without air conditioners. Just outside rural areas
How are vector borne diseases increasing due to climate change?
mosquito reproduction increases 10x for every 1 degree increase, ticks are more prevalent; therefore, hotter temperatures are better for disease causing bugs. Diseases spread more rapidly in hotter environments
