Adaptation to climate change in the Ontario public health sector.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change is among the major challenges for health this century, and adaptation to manage adverse health outcomes will be unavoidable. The risks in Ontario - Canada's most populous province - include increasing temperatures, more frequent and intense extreme weather events, and alterations to precipitation regimes. Socio-economic-demographic patterns could magnify the implications climate change has for Ontario, including the presence of rapidly growing vulnerable populations, exacerbation of warming trends by heat-islands in large urban areas, and connectedness to global transportation networks. This study examines climate change adaptation in the public health sector in Ontario using information from interviews with government officials.

Methods

Fifty-three

SUBMITTER: Paterson JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3418204 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature