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Pakistan - Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T18:10:02Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T18:10:02Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-10
dc.description.abstractPakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Extensive geographical diversity and exposure to a wide range of climate-related hazards, a strong dependency on agriculture and water resources, high rates of multidimensional poverty, as well as a sizable and expanding population, independently and collectively contribute to climate change-related vulnerabilities across the country. Climate change can have profound effects on health outcomes in Pakistan - either by exacerbating the country’s existing health burdens or by creating new health risks. The objective of this Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) is to assist decision-makers in Pakistan with planning effective adaptation measures to mitigate climate-related health risks. To do so, the characteristics of the climatology of Pakistan are first described, with a focus on the observed and projected climate exposures that are relevant to health, as well as key climate-related hazards. Then climate-related health risks, namely heat-related risks, vector-borne disease (VBD) risks, waterborne disease (WBDs) risks, and risks to nutrition are examined in light of projected climate variability and change, including identifying vulnerable populations most at risk, where possible. The final step assesses the adaptive capacity of the health system in Pakistan to manage current and future climate-related health risks. This assessment is used to inform a series of recommendations that are aimed at reducing climate-related health vulnerability and building climate resilience in Pakistan’s health sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070324142031034/P50199317ac51302718f4d1733583b5c276
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41852
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41852
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE UPTAKE
dc.subjectGOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
dc.subjectSDG 3
dc.titlePakistan - Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessmenten
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titlePakistan - Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment
okr.date.disclosure2024-07-10
okr.date.lastmodified2024-07-04T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Health Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070324142031034/P50199317ac51302718f4d1733583b5c276
okr.guid099070324142031034
okr.identifier.docmidP501993-7ac51308-d599-4527-8f4d-733583b5c276
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41852
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34360720
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34360720
okr.identifier.report192424
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070324142031034/pdf/P50199317ac51302718f4d1733583b5c276.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Climate Change and Health
okr.unitHNP Global (HHNGE)
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