Heat Waves, Flood and the Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Prototype Training Workshop for City Officials

Objectives:

After going through this manual, the learner should be able to: - Define key terms and concepts of climate change and human health - Describe the effects of climate change on human health - Identify the health impacts of climate extremes -Explain the link between climate change and infectious disease - Determine the approximate magnitude of the health impacts of climate change - Explain the interaction between ozone depletion and greenhouse gas-induced warming - Describe the effects of climate change on the learner’s city - Analyse the current health situation -Identify the main climate-related health threats - Identify vulnerable populations - Plan public health interventions to address climate change and its health impacts - Discuss issues related to monitoring health impacts of climate change - Discuss key areas that can be addressed by public health research - Describe possible policies and measures to respond to climate change How this Manual is Organized

This manual is divided into eleven Sessions. Session 1: An overview of climate change and human health – risks and responses Session 2: Health situation in cities Session 3: Weather, climate, and climate change Session 4: Health impacts of climate extremes Session 5: Climate change and infectious diseases Session 6: How much disease could climate change cause? Session 7: Stratospheric ozone depletion Session 8: Monitoring health impacts of climate change Session 9: Public health research focus in studying climate change Session 10: Assessing community vulnerability and adaptive capacity Session 11: Planning public health interventions to address climate change and its health impacts