Climate Change and Human Well-Being (eBook)
XVI, 220 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4419-9742-5 (ISBN)
Climate change is increasing the severity of disasters and adverse weather conditions worldwide, with particularly devastating effects on developing countries and on individuals with lower resources. Climate change is likely to impact mental health and psychosocial well-being via multiple pathways, leading to new challenges. Direct effects such as gradual environmental changes, higher temperatures, and natural disasters, are likely to lead to more indirect consequences such as social and economic stressors, population displacement, and conflict.
Climate change, largely the product of industrialized nations, is projected to magnify existing inequalities and to impact the most vulnerable, including those with low resources, individuals living in developing countries and specific populations such as women, children and those with pre-existing disabilities. This book outlines areas of impact on human well being, consider specific populations, and shed light on mitigating the impact of climate change. Recommendations discuss ways of strengthening community resilience, building on local capacities, responding to humanitarian crises, as well as conducting research and evaluation projects in diverse settings.
Inka Weissbecker International Medical Corps' global mental health and psychosocial advisor. She is currently working in South Sudan.
Please copy and paste the link below in your browser to read more about Dr. Weissbecker's interview on mental health services at the March 26-27 Royal Society of Medicine conference: 'The world in denial: Global mental health matters.'
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/mental-illness-rates-can-double-in-crisis-but-get-little-donor-attention-health-expert
Climate change is increasing the severity of disasters and adverse weather conditions worldwide, with particularly devastating effects on developing countries and on individuals with lower resources. Climate change is likely to impact mental health and psychosocial well-being via multiple pathways, leading to new challenges. Direct effects such as gradual environmental changes, higher temperatures, and natural disasters, are likely to lead to more indirect consequences such as social and economic stressors, population displacement, and conflict. Climate change, largely the product of industrialized nations, is projected to magnify existing inequalities and to impact the most vulnerable, including those with low resources, individuals living in developing countries and specific populations such as women, children and those with pre-existing disabilities. This book outlines areas of impact on human well being, consider specific populations, and shed light on mitigating the impact of climate change. Recommendations discuss ways of strengthening community resilience, building on local capacities, responding to humanitarian crises, as well as conducting research and evaluation projects in diverse settings.
Inka Weissbecker International Medical Corps' global mental health and psychosocial advisor. She is currently working in South Sudan.Please copy and paste the link below in your browser to read more about Dr. Weissbecker's interview on mental health services at the March 26-27 Royal Society of Medicine conference: "The world in denial: Global mental health matters."http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/mental-illness-rates-can-double-in-crisis-but-get-little-donor-attention-health-expert
Climate Change and Human Well-Being.- SECTION I: The Impact of Climate Change.- Gradual Environmental Changes.- Effects of Temperature and Heat Stress.- Extreme Weather-Related Events.- Social and Economic Stressors.- Climate Change Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.- Climate Change and Human Security.-SECTION II. Specific Populations.- Women.- Children.- Individuals with Mental and Physical Disabilities.- SECTION III. Guidance and Recommendations.- Building Resilience.- Strengthening Local Capacity.- Responding to Humanitarian Crises.- Research and Evaluation.-. Conclusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.8.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | International and Cultural Psychology | International and Cultural Psychology |
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 220 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Schlagworte | Climate change impacts • environmental refugees • Food insecurity • local capacity • weather fluctuations |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4419-9742-3 / 1441997423 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4419-9742-5 / 9781441997425 |
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