Climate Change and Health in British Columbia: Projected Impacts and a Proposed Agenda for Adaptation Research and Policy

Aleck Ostry, Malcolm Ogborn, Kate L. Bassil, Tim K. Takaro and Diana M. Allen
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Aleck Ostry: Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3R4, Canada
Malcolm Ogborn: University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9, Canada
Kate L. Bassil: Department of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Tim K. Takaro: Department of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Diana M. Allen: Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: This is a case study describing how climate change may affect the health of British Columbians and to suggest a way forward to promote health and policy research, and adaptation to these changes. After reviewing the limited evidence of the impacts of climate change on human health we have developed five principles to guide the development of research and policy to better predict future impacts of climate change on health and to enhance adaptation to these change in BC. We suggest that, with some modification, these principles will be useful to policy makers in other jurisdictions.

Keywords: climate change; British Columbia; health; adaptation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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