Health-related vulnerability to climate extremes in homoclimatic zones of Amazonia and Northeast region of Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Amazonia and the Northeast region of Brazil exhibit the highest levels of climate vulnerability in the country. While Amazonia is characterized by an extremely hot and humid climate and hosts the world largest rainforest, the Northeast is home to sharp climatic contrasts, ranging from rainy areas along the coast to semiarid regions that are often affected by droughts. Both regions are subject to extremely high temperatures and are susceptible to many tropical diseases. This study develops a multidimensional Extreme Climate Vulnerability Index (ECVI) for Brazilian Amazonia and the Northeast region based on the Alkire-Foster method. Vulnerability is defined by three components, encompassing exposure (proxied by seven climate extreme indicators), susceptibility (proxied by sociodemographic in

SUBMITTER: Andrade LMB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584767 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature