The Health Impact of Extreme Weather Events in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Health Impact of Extreme Weather Events in Sub-Saharan Africa
Themes
Heat
Vectorborne diseases
Storms
Drought
Flooding / sanitation
Waterborne infection
Nutrition / food / agriculture / drinking water
Health equity
Mitigation and adaptation policies
Years
2009
Continents
Projects
Developed by
The World Bank
Organizer
Publication year/date
2009
Description
This paper analyses the health impacts of extreme weather events associated with climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. It quantifes how extreme rainfall events and temperature events have impacted children’s health in the period between 1992 and 2001
Duration
Language
English
Fee
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