Past and projected climate change impacts on heat-related child mortality in Africa

Past and projected climate change impacts on heat-related child mortality in Africa

Children (<5 years) are highly vulnerable during hot weather due to their reduced ability to thermoregulate. There has been limited quantification of the burden of climate change on health in sub-Saharan Africa, in part due to a lack of evidence on the impacts of weather extremes on mortality and...

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Main Authors: Sarah Chapman, Cathryn E Birch, John H Marsham, Chérie Part, Shakoor Hajat, Matthew F Chersich, Kristie L Ebi, Stanley Luchters, Britt Nakstad, Sari Kovats
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
climate change
health impacts
heat stress
child mortality
Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7ac5

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac7ac5

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