Research on Climate Change and Health in SADC region - DDRN

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Networks in the SSA• Other Human Dimensions of Global Change <strong>Research</strong>• The Consultative Group on International Agricultural<strong>Research</strong> (CGIAR)• CLIMAG (Climate and Agriculture in West Africa)
Observations• Not much work on CC and health is taking place in SSA. Butglobally and in East Africa much more work is being done• SSA is perceived to be overly vulnerable to CC impacts mainlyin the agricultural and water sectors that directly or/andindirectly impact on health• CC effects on health will be more significant in SSA than isappreciated now• Much of the work on CC and health is in the area of malariaand HIV/AIDS• There are many networks (36 identified) on CC but databases on what they do is not readily available• Mapping exercise is mentioned by many networks as a priority– ATPS, ZERO and CARE Zimbabwe, UNEP-GNCCA,CCAA,CLACC
Page 1 and 2: Research on Climat
Page 3 and 4: Background• Third and forth IPCC
Page 5 and 6: Burden of diseases in DALYS for the
Page 7 and 8: How climate change may impact onhea
Page 9 and 10: Demographic indicators for 2004 in
Page 11 and 12: Examples of current ‘hotspots’
Page 13 and 14: Multiple problems for African regio
Page 15 and 16: Vector borne diseases likely to be
Page 17 and 18: Number of references quoted in theI
Page 19 and 20: Number of institutions per country
Page 21 and 22: Prioritization of health issues in
Page 23 and 24: Networks in the SSA• Southern Afr
Page 25: Networks in the SSA• Miombo Netwo
Page 29 and 30: Way forward• Collaboration betwee

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