
Health and Climate Change
Unraveling the Connections
- 1st Edition - November 15, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Saroj Pachauri, Ash Pachauri, M.P. Jonathan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 2 4 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 2 4 1 - 5
Health and Climate Change: Unraveling the Connections researches the linkages between climate change and human health as reported from Mexico, the UK, USA, India, Bangla… Read more

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Request a sales quoteClimate change, one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, has serious adverse effects on human health. Extreme climate events increase mortality and morbidity, the prevalence of water- and vector-borne diseases, malnutrition, and respiratory diseases. Climate change has serious effects on mental health. Mental health is impacted directly and indirectly resulting in mental illnesses and suicidal mortality. Global heating, due to the increasing greenhouse effect, has disturbed the energetic balance of the Earth and destroyed its fragile climate. It is creating an atmospheric imbalance with toxins that are affecting the human nervous system and, thereby, impacting health.
- Provides research to understand issues and plan preventive strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on human health
- Includes case studies that encompass a range of themes, concepts, and theories which contribute to a better understanding of the problem in multiple regions and countries worldwide
- Written by global experts in the field
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- About the authors
- Foreword I
- Foreword II
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Theme 1: The impact of climate change on human health due to anthropogenic activities
- Chapter 1. Global warming impacts on earth: damage to human health
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 A sick planet
- 1.3 Tipping points in the climate system
- 1.4 The effects on human health
- 1.5 Undernutrition
- 1.6 Violating children’s rights
- 1.7 The consequences of undernutrition
- 1.8 Food carbon footprint
- 1.9 Conclusions
- 1.10 Open access
- References
- Chapter 2. Understanding the dynamics of climate stress and mental health in urban and rural India
- Abstract
- 2.1 Context
- 2.2 Objectives
- 2.3 Approach and methodology
- 2.4 Study area and participants
- 2.5 Limitations of the study
- 2.6 Results and discussion
- 2.7 Climate change related fears and stress: rural settings
- 2.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. The intricate relationship between the human brain and anthropogenic global warming: impact of global warming on mental health
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Impact of global warming on adults
- 3.3 Impacts of global warming on children
- 3.4 Cobenefits of climate action on mental health
- References
- Chapter 4. Scorching heat impact on health: increasing deaths from mental health problems
- Abstract
- 4.1 Background
- 4.2 Climate change is rising: now is the time!
- 4.3 Extreme heat and human health
- 4.4 Heat waves: a concern for mental health
- 4.5 Effect on different populations
- 4.6 General population
- 4.7 Vulnerable psychiatric patients
- 4.8 Children
- 4.9 People in informal settlements/ outdoor workers
- 4.10 People who live in poverty
- 4.11 Are there gender differences in vulnerability?
- 4.12 Rise in suicides: directly or indirectly related to heat waves?
- 4.13 Burden on healthcare system
- 4.14 Conclusions and way forward
- References
- Chapter 5. Proposal for postmetaphysical thinking to face the challenge of the Anthropocene and climate change
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The emergence of climate change and of the Anthropocene: its Anthropogenic origins
- 5.3 Coining the term Anthropocene: its link with climate change. First incidents on sentient life
- 5.4 The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna
- 5.5 The Neolithic Revolution
- 5.6 The discovery of America
- 5.7 The Industrial Revolution
- 5.8 The great acceleration
- 5.9 Environmental consequences of the Industrial Revolution and the Great Acceleration
- 5.10 Various positions concerning the acting functions (anthropic and nonanthropic) of environmental impact. The positions of Manuel Arias Maldonado, Bruno Latour, and Timothy Morton
- 5.11 The ontological implications of the “death of nature” and its correlation with the postnatural, posthumanistic, and postepistemological period
- 5.12 The origin of the hybrid phenomena and their ontological consequences for contemporary thinking
- 5.13 How to think of health in times of climate change?
- 5.14 Conclusions
- References
- Theme 2: The impact on microplastics, endocrinal disrupting agents, and sargassum on health
- Chapter 6. Enemies of the hormones: microplastics and endocrine disruptors impacting public health
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Endocrine disruptors
- 6.3 Methodology
- 6.4 Microplastics in particle form
- 6.5 Microplastics in chemical form
- 6.6 Risk assessment
- 6.7 Discussion
- 6.8 Concluding comments
- References
- Chapter 7. Effects of plastics and microplastics on marine ecosystems: a global review
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Characteristics and durability of plastics
- 7.3 Additives used in the manufacture of plastics
- 7.4 Plastic pollution
- 7.5 Forms of microplastic contamination
- 7.6 Primary microplastics
- 7.7 Secondary microplastics
- 7.8 Intake and impact on marine life
- 7.9 Economic importance of fishing and its effect by microplastics
- 7.10 Discussion and conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. The impact of Sargassum on human and environmental health: a study in Mexico
- Abstract
- 8.1 Background
- 8.2 The issue of Sargassum in Mexico
- 8.3 Literature review
- 8.4 Study on Sargassum undertaken in Quintana Roo
- 8.5 Limitations
- 8.6 Research results
- 8.7 Discussion
- 8.8 Concluding comments
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 9. Massive presence of Sargassum on the coasts of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and its relationship with human health and air quality
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction and background
- 9.2 Methodology
- 9.3 Effects of methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide on human health
- 9.4 Measures implemented
- 9.5 Discussion
- 9.6 Conclusions
- References
- Theme 3: Impact of climate change on vulnerable populations across varied regions using the lens of equity and justice
- Chapter 10. Our children’s health depends on climate action
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Urgency of climate action
- 10.3 Key health impacts
- 10.4 Air pollution
- 10.5 Wildfires
- 10.6 Temperature extremes
- 10.7 Precipitation extremes: heavy rainfall, flooding, and droughts
- 10.8 Infectious disease: diseases carried by vectors
- 10.9 Mental health
- 10.10 Climate change and children’s rights with a health focus
- 10.11 Children and health
- 10.12 Extreme heat
- 10.13 Extreme weather events
- 10.14 Wildfire smoke and aeroallergens
- 10.15 Food and water insecurity
- 10.16 Air quality
- 10.17 Vector-borne diseases
- 10.18 Mental health
- 10.19 Children from frontline communities/environmental equity
- 10.20 Recommendations
- 10.21 Investing in youth capacity
- 10.22 Put children at the center
- 10.23 Building the capacity of healthcare systems
- 10.24 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 11. Climate change and health issues: an Afrocentric perspective
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Climate change and Africa
- 11.3 Climate change and health in Africa
- 11.4 Primary effects of climate change on health in Africa
- 11.5 Secondary effects of climate change on health in Africa
- 11.6 Tertiary effects of climate change on health in Africa
- 11.7 Focusing on vulnerable populations
- 11.8 Mental health and climate change
- 11.9 What do we need to do?
- 11.10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12. Climate change impact on health in Bangladesh
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Methodology
- 12.3 Bangladesh: a climate-vulnerable country
- 12.4 Climate change-health nexus in Bangladesh
- 12.5 Vector-borne diseases
- 12.6 Water-borne diseases
- 12.7 Air pollution and respiratory illness
- 12.8 Heat-induced illnesses
- 12.9 Salinity intrusion and maternal health
- 12.10 Postdisaster burden of mental health
- 12.11 Health systems readiness to address climate sensitive health risks
- 12.12 Health service delivery system
- 12.13 Health systems resilience
- 12.14 Discussions
- 12.15 Climate change health nexus
- 12.16 Health-systems resilience
- 12.17 Policy and governance
- 12.18 Health workforce
- 12.19 Institutional capacity
- 12.20 Integrated surveillance
- 12.21 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13. Climate change and its impact on women in South Asia: evidence from a gender lens
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Infancy and preadolescence
- 13.3 Adolescence (10–19 years)
- 13.4 Climate change and social protection
- 13.5 Environmental refugees
- 13.6 Reproductive roles
- 13.7 Productive roles
- 13.8 Fisheries and aquaculture
- 13.9 Women and technology
- 13.10 Community roles
- 13.11 Women in old age
- 13.12 Gender-sensitive responses to climate change
- References
- Chapter 14. Civilization resilience: a new perspective for addressing climate change and health threats
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Civilization resilience: exploring the concept
- 14.3 Theoretical underpinnings of Civilization Resilience: a body of knowledge
- 14.4 Applying Civilization Resilience: methodological framework
- 14.5 Applying Civilization Resilience to addressing climate impacts and health threats in Indigenous communities
- 14.6 Conclusions
- References
- Theme 4: Interdisciplinary, multisectoral, and multilevel interventions to mitigate the effects of climate change
- Chapter 15. Unraveling mental health effects of extreme climate in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scooping discrete choice case study in Nigeria
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Delta State
- 15.3 Kogi State
- 15.4 River State
- 15.5 Jigawa State
- 15.6 Taraba State
- 15.7 Lagos State
- 15.8 Anambra State
- 15.9 Bayelsa State
- 15.10 Benue State
- 15.11 Cross River State
- 15.12 Discrete clinical assessment on how climate induced floods generated anxiety and grief which resulted in elevated blood pressure and arrhythmia
- References
- Chapter 16. A case for nature: the climate and public health co-benefits of nature-based solutions
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 What are nature-based solutions?
- 16.3 Climate benefits of nature-based solutions
- 16.4 Case study: ecosystem restoration
- 16.5 Case study: urban blue/green infrastructure in New York City
- 16.6 Health impacts of nature-based solutions
- 16.7 Extreme heat and nature-based solutions
- 16.8 Centering indigenous voices in nature-based solutions
- 16.9 Case study: Yurok Ancestral Territory, California (Yurok Tribe)
- 16.10 Limitations of nature-based solutions
- 16.11 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 17. Active participation of youth in addressing climate change issues
- Abstract
- 17.1 Climate change: facing the unknown
- 17.2 “I have a voice and I must speak”: young leaders in action
- 17.3 A look into the future: lessons and recommendations
- References
- Chapter 18. Climate change, health, and leadership: a 4M approach to complex challenges using Integral Theory
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 A coherent approach to complex problems
- 18.3 Lessons from public health in solving (or failing to solve) complex problems: the cost of neglecting interiority
- 18.4 Lessons at the intersection of public health and climate change (the UN 2015 agenda): a complex problem with a comprehensive solution
- 18.5 Summary of lessons
- 18.6 Leadership as the inner capacity to integrate multiple worldviews and facilitate alignment
- 18.7 Developing inner capacity: self-awareness and self-reflection
- 18.8 Integral solutions to complex problems: multisectoral, multilevel, multidisciplinary, and multidimensional
- 18.9 Conclusion: integral ecological transition
- References
- Chapter 19. Facing the climate-human health challenge: role of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in India
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Climate change and human health impacts in India
- 19.3 Role of government organizations in tackling climate health challenge
- 19.4 Role of nongovernmental organizations in tackling climate health challenge
- 19.5 Nongovernmental organizations and their major areas of work
- 19.6 Conclusions
- Appendix 19.1 Detailed survey questionnaire to assess efforts of governmental organizations
- Appendix 19.2 Detailed survey questionnaire (Google form) to assess efforts of nongovernmental organizations
- Appendix 19.3 List of selected NGOs and their contributions
- References
- Chapter 20. Climate change–WASH services–health nexus: the Indian case
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Climate change–WASH–health linkages: the global context
- 20.3 Global and regional recognition of the issue of climate change–WASH–health
- 20.4 Climate change–WASH–heath nexus in the Indian context
- 20.5 Conclusion, recommendations, and way forward
- Acknowledgments
- Declaration of competing interests
- References
- Chapter 21. The giving economy: a future of negatively priced goods and services
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 The global water crisis: a deeper dive
- 21.3 The historical context of water scarcity
- 21.4 Case studies: the transformative power of water in action
- 21.5 The humble beginnings
- 21.6 The future
- 21.7 Conclusions
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 15, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 564
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443292408
- eBook ISBN: 9780443292415
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Saroj Pachauri
As a public health physician, Dr. Pachauri has been extensively engaged with research on family planning, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS, and poverty, gender and youth. In 1996, she joined as Regional Director, South and East Asia, Population Council and established its regional office in New Delhi which she managed until 2014. In 2011, she was awarded the prestigious title of Distinguished Scholar, an honor rarely bestowed.
She worked with the Ford Foundation’s New Delhi Office (1983-1994) and supported child survival, women’s health, sexual and reproductive health, and HIV and AIDS programs. Before that, she worked with the International Fertility Research Program (IFRP) which was later renamed Family Health International (1971-1975) and the India Fertility Research Programme (1975-1983). She designed and monitored multi-centric clinical trials globally to assess the safety and effectiveness of fertility control technologies. During 1962-1971, as faculty of the Departments of Preventive and Social Medicine at the Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi and the Institute of Medicine Sciences, Varanasi, she helped to develop this new discipline.
She has published seven books and contributed chapters to 20 books. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and several articles in print media.
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Ash Pachauri
Dr. Ash Pachauri has a PhD in Decision Behavior and a Master’s Degree in International Management. He worked with McKinsey and Company before pursuing a career in the social development arena, Dr. Pachauri’s experience in the fields of public health and management emerges from a range of initiatives including those of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US. He is a co-editor of three books and has contributed chapters to over six books and has more than 50 publications. He is Technical Adviser to the World Health Organization on Self-Care global guidelines.
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M.P. Jonathan
Dr. M.P. Jonathan has proficient expertise in the fields of marine geochemistry and trace metal pollution of aquatic environments. He earned a doctorate in the field of geology from the University of Madras, Chennai, India. He is the author of more than 140 research articles on numerous multidisciplinary aspects of coastal pollution in reputed journals. With a wide vision to generate a database of the pollution status in tourist beaches all over the world, he has completed 10 countries till date and it is expanding year by year to other countries. He is a great teacher in orienting and inspiring young researchers to develop an urge for writing good scientific articles through his “Art of Scientific Writing” course. He has partaken in various bilateral and mega scientific research projects in India, Mexico, South Africa, Colombia, and Ecuador which deal with coastal pollution and development/mitigation efforts through mangroves. His research interests include geochemical process in aquatic systems, environmental geology, tsunami (past and present), microplastic degradation, fish toxicology, Geographic Information System (GIS) applications and innovative approaches in pollution studies. Presently, he works as a research professor and is also a Member of National System of Researchers (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores - SNI Level III) of the National Council for Humanities and Technological Sciences [Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT)]. He also attests his abilities as the Coordinator of Doctorate program at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Environment and Development [Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (CIIEMAD)], National Polytechnic Institute [Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)], Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, he acted an Executive Council Member (Consejo General Consultivo 2019-20) of IPN, Mexico City, Mexico. He is also an editorial committee member of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Journal (Springer Verlag) and Environmental Pollution (Elsevier) and is a member/reviewer of leading journals of Elsevier and Springer Verlag Publishers.