Changes in population susceptibility to heat and cold over time: assessing adaptation to climate change

K Arbuthnott, S Hajat, C Heaviside, S Vardoulakis - Environmental Health, 2016 - Springer
Background In the context of a warming climate and increasing urbanisation (with the
associated urban heat island effect), interest in understanding temperature related health …

How does climate change affect food security? Evidence from China

CC Lee, M Zeng, K Luo - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024 - Elsevier
The trend of global warming has sparked a growing concern about the impact of climate
change on food security. China is a vast country with different climate situations in each …

Climate change, extreme rainfall events, drinking water and enteric disease

S Hales - Reviews on Environmental Health, 2019 - degruyter.com
Recent extreme climatic events show how vulnerable modern societies are to climate
variability. Storms, droughts, heatwaves, fires and floods and their often severe effects on …

Planning for climate change: The need for mechanistic systems-based approaches to study climate change impacts on diarrheal diseases

JE Mellor, K Levy, J Zimmerman, M Elliott… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased precipitation and temperature variability as well as extreme events related to
climate change are predicted to affect the availability and quality of water globally. Already …

University students' perceptions of climate change: the case study of the University of the South Pacific-Fiji Islands

RR Prasad, RL Mkumbachi - International Journal of Climate Change …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Higher education plays a vital role in educating citizens about climate change and
promoting pro-environment behavior. Based on this statement, this study aims to analyze …

Effects of extreme temperatures on mortality and hospitalization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

TN Dang, Y Honda, D Van Do, ALT Pham… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is a lack of research focusing on the association of temperature with mortality and
hospitalization in developing countries with tropical climates and a low capacity to cope with …

Association between non-optimal temperature and cardiovascular hospitalization and its temporal variation at the intersection of disability

S Kim, G Byun, JT Lee - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Background While previous research has identified populations susceptible to non-optimal
temperatures, disability has been largely overlooked. Given the growing number of persons …

Vulnerability of maize yields to droughts in Uganda

TE Epule, JD Ford, S Lwasa, L Lepage - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Climate projections in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) forecast an increase in the intensity and
frequency of droughts with implications for maize production. While studies have examined …

Taxonomies for structuring models for World-Earth system analysis of the Anthropocene: subsystems, their interactions and social-ecological feedback loops

JF Donges, W Lucht, J Heitzig, W Barfuss… - Earth System …, 2018 - esd.copernicus.org
In the Anthropocene, social processes have become critical to understanding planetary-
scale Earth system dynamics. The conceptual foundations of Earth system modelling have …

Applying a leverage points framework to the United Nations climate negotiations: The (dis) empowerment of youth participants

L Yona, MD Dixon, RB Howarth, AR Kapuscinski… - Elem Sci …, 2020 - online.ucpress.edu
Young people are both among the generations to be most affected by climate change and
critical advocates for climate action. In the face of growing urgency surrounding the climate …