Social Panorama of Latin America 2011

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Social Panorama of Latin America 1999-2000

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Social Panorama of Latin America 1996

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An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the health sector in the Caribbean

Climate change affects the fundamental bases of good human health, which are clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Climate change is known to impact health through three climate dimensions: extreme heat, natural disasters, and infections and diseases. The temporal and spatial climatic changes that will affect the biology and ecology of vectors and intermediate hosts are likely to increase the risks of disease transmission. The greatest effect of climate change on disease transmission is likely to be observed at the extremes of the range of temperatures at which transmission typically occurs. Caribbean countries are marked by unique geographical and geological features. When combined with their physical, infrastructural development, these features make them relatively more prone to negative impacts from changes in climatic conditions. The increased variability of climate associated with slow-moving tropical depressions has implications for water quality through flooding as well as hurricanes. Caribbean countries often have problems with water and sanitation. These problems are exacerbated whenever there is excess rainfall, or no rainfall. The current report aims to prepare the Caribbean to respond better to the anticipated impact of climate change on the health sector, while fostering a subregional Caribbean approach to reducing carbon emissions by 2050. It provides a major advance on the analytical and contextual issues surrounding the impact of climate change on health in the Caribbean by focusing on the vector-borne and waterborne diseases that are anticipated to be impacted directly by climate change. The ultimate goal is to quantify both the direct and indirect costs associated with each disease, and to present adaptation strategies that can address these health concerns effectively to benefit the populations of the Caribbean.

Estudio Económico y social de América Latina 1961 = Economic and Social Survey of Latin America 1961

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Estudio económico de América Latina 1962 = Economic and social survey of Latin America 1962

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Social Panorama of Latin America 1998

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2000-2001

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2001-2002

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2002-2003

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2004

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2005

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2006

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2007

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2008

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