A review of national-level adaptation planning with regards to the risks posed by climate change on infectious diseases in 14 OECD nations.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is likely to have significant implications for human health, particularly through alterations of the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of infectious diseases. In the context of these risks, governments in high income nations have begun developing strategies to reduce potential climate change impacts and increase health system resilience (i.e., adaptation). In this paper, we review and evaluate national-level adaptation planning in relation to infectious disease risks in 14 OECD countries with respect to "best practices" for adaptation identified in peer-reviewed literature. We find a number of limitations to current planning, including negligible consideration of the needs of vulnerable population groups, limited emphasis on local risks, and inadequate attention to imp

SUBMITTER: Panic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3881155 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature