Confronting the Climate Change and Health Nexus: Interactions, Impacts, and Adaptation Strategies
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154). This special issue belongs to the section "Policy, Governance, and Social Equity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1815
Special Issue Editor
Interests: air pollution; climate change; risk assessment; public health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is anticipated to raise the overall temperature of the planet in the 21st century and have profound impacts on human health, ranging from heat-related disorders, allergic and respiratory disorders, infectious diseases, to mental health problems and violence. It is considered to be the greatest global health threat of this century. The impact of climate change on human health is closely associated with overpopulation, poverty and socioeconomic economic injustice.
This Special Issue, entitled ‘Confronting the Climate Change and Health Nexus: Interactions, Impacts, and Adaptation Strategies’, aims to publish high-quality research related to the effects of climate change on human health and what adaptation actions we may implement to protect public health from climate change. We welcome submissions that cover a broad range of topics related to global climate change-associated health outcomes, social dimensions, and climate adaptation and resilience.
Submission topics may include, but are not limit to, the following:
- Adverse health consequences of climate change, including heat-related disorders; respiratory and allergic disorders; vectorborne, waterborne, and foodborne infectious diseases; health impacts related to food and nutrition insecurity; and mental health impacts.
- Individual and community vulnerability to the impact of climate change on public health; socioeconomic injustice.
- Public health benefits and co-benefits of policies on the regulation of air pollution and the mitigation of climate change.
- Strategies for climate adaptation.
Dr. Ying Li
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Climate is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- global climate change
- human health
- public health
- decarbonization
- socialeconomic justice
- adaptation
