Vulnerability of the Health Sector to Climate Change. The Case of Dengue

 

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Autore: Retana, José Alberto
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2008
Descrizione:The vulnerability of health sector in Costa Rica was characterized by its exposition, sensibility and resilience components. The dengue disease was taken as a study case. Was found a relationship between ENOS phases and dengue cases. The future vulnerability was estimate using this relationship, the actual vulnerability study and the climate schenarios modelling, Those actual risk areas, would be more vulnerabities if temperature increases in the future as a result of climate change.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/8157
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/8157
Access Level:acceso abierto
Keyword:Vulnerability
Health
climate change
Vulnerabilidad
salud
cambio climático