(Media Release)PORTFOLIO: Innovation, Industry, Science and ResearchURL: http://www.csiro.au/news/GREENHOUSE-09-Health.html
SNIPPET: In an address today to the GREENHOUSE 2009 conference in Perth, Dr Cope said the number of days Sydney experiences temperatures of 30°C or more is projected to increase significantly in the future. 'We have modelled climate and ozone pollution for Sydney for a 2050-2060 climate change scenario and found that the number of hospital admissions due to ozone pollution is predicted to increase by up to three times the current rate.'. In a related address to the conference, a consultant with sustainability firm Net Balance, Nicole Joffe, said that between 2081-2100, extreme heat stress cases in the Melbourne region could increase by at least 100 per cent and up to 226 per cent above levels recorded in 1981-2000.
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Health impact of climate change needs attention
11 MARCH 2009 | COPENHAGEN/GENEVA -- The health impact of climate change is a critical issue that policy-makers should be aware of while setting
priorities for action and investment to mitigate the impact of global climate change. This is the key message that WHO experts delivered at the Climate Change Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions conference in Copenhagen.
priorities for action and investment to mitigate the impact of global climate change. This is the key message that WHO experts delivered at the Climate Change Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions conference in Copenhagen.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
$10M for research into health & climate change
Australia’s top research institutions are turning their attention to the human health impacts of climate change, and the strategies Australia will need to reduce the risks.
The Australian Government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the CSIRO have identified health and climate change as a strategic priority for research, and $10 million is being provided to fund the effort.
The Australian Government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the CSIRO have identified health and climate change as a strategic priority for research, and $10 million is being provided to fund the effort.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The sting of climate change
Sarah Potter / Lowy Institute
In this policy brief, Dr Sarah Potter, a malaria research scientist, analyses how climate change will likely affect the spread of malaria and dengue in maritime Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands and how Australia itself is at greater risk of outbreaks of these diseases. Posted 01-12-2008
In this policy brief, Dr Sarah Potter, a malaria research scientist, analyses how climate change will likely affect the spread of malaria and dengue in maritime Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands and how Australia itself is at greater risk of outbreaks of these diseases. Posted 01-12-2008
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