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.

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Guyana

Climate change is anticipated to have potentially disastrous impacts on the economic viability of the agricultural sector, insomuch as traditional agricultural practices render the agricultural sector climate-dependent. Increased temperatures and increased intensity, timing and occurrence of hydro events are expected to challenge plant and animal viability. Under such circumstances, vector control is expected to become more difficult, which may further prejudice the prosperity of plant, livestock and fisheries growth. The impact is expected to be on the quality of agricultural produce and thereby, indirectly, on human health outcomes. The key threat mechanisms are debilitated plant vitality and increased propagation of pests, as drought periods increase the breeding of vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot adapt.

Planejamento em saúde: interação entre gestores & usuários no HPSM Mário Pinotti

Planejar em Saúde não é um tema que se restrinja a uma única matriz disciplinar. Para tratá-lo é necessário buscar em diversas áreas do conhecimento numa perspectiva “transdisciplinar”. Nesta pesquisa tentarei compreender e assimilar novas formas de gestão na saúde para o HPSM Mario Pinotti (Belém-Pará) que não estejam, em sua essência, apenas representando uma capitulação diante de uma conjuntura difícil, ou em outras palavras sucumbindo diante das dificuldades atuais dos problemas advindos de uma sociedade moderna e com interesses tão múltiplos quantos seus atores. Partimos da manifestação da necessidade de proximidade entre as pessoas, no contexto da humanização da relação de pesquisa, requer uma postura de valorização da vida acima de qualquer processo estrutural e/ou técnicocientífico. Por esse motivo escolhemos Bourdieu como principal referência para uma pesquisa etnográfica em um ambiente micropolítico, sob a perspectiva do estabelecimento de uma relação compreensiva com os atores sociais atuantes. Esta opção metodológica é fundamental para a compreensão do objeto proposto, o que dificilmente pode ser feito a partir da escolha de procedimentos simplificados, tais como entrevistas padronizadas e pontuais. O que se abstraiu dos resultados desta pesquisa é que existe um anseio por parte dos gestores e profissionais em adequar a demanda do hospital à capacidade do hospital e não o contrário. Entretanto, é necessário que haja um equilíbrio entre ambos para que o planejamento atinja o objetivo proposto que é o de ordenar os recursos financeiros e humanos com máxima eficiência possível. Políticas e estratégias devem ser consideradas sob a égide de um planejamento participativo promovendo um diálogo entre os que dependem do sistema e trabalham no/para o sistema.

GQ e Men's Health: os estilos de vida do ator masculino contemporâneo

Pós-graduação em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa - FCLAR