Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia

Book Overview

This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia. It has a major focus on India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan.
Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to human health. lt represents a range of environmental hazards and will affect populations in both the developed and developing countries. In particular, it affects the regions where the current burden of climate-sensitive diseases are high, which is the case in South and Southeast Asian countries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331979521X
• ISBN13: 9783319795218
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"