Impact of climate change on water and health

Since the hydrological cycle is so intricately linked to the climate system, any change in climate impacts the water cycle in terms of change in precipitation patterns, melting of snow and ice, increased evaporation, increased atmospheric water vapor and changes in soil moisture and run off. Consequently, climate change could result in floods in some areas and droughts in others resulting in varying availability and the quality of water affects the quality of life, food security and also health security. This book examines the impact of climate change on water as well as health.

Author Notes

Velma I. Grover is an Adjunct at the Arcelor Mittal DOFASCO School of Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. Velma has worked with nonprofit organizations, consulting companies and international organizations mainly in the field of water and waste management. Some of the research appointments include: visiting fellow at Fudan University, China; visiting fellow at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University and Kalmar University Sweden.
She has a Masters in Environmental Management and a Ph.D. from University of London, UK. Velma has published on various environmental management issues, including seven edited volumes.

Velma I. GroverJoyeeta GuptaGeorge J. NasrChristian WebersikJoanna Santa BarbaraKuntala Lahiri-DuttMatthew Agarwala and Atif KubursiCheryl de BoerLalita BhardwajAjaya Dixit and Dipak Gyawali and Umesh PandeyNisar A. MemonElisabet LindgrenChad Michael BriggsUlisses E.C. Confalonieri and Isabela Brito Duval and Beatriz F. BarrosMd. Golam Rabbani and Saleemul Huq and Syed Hafizur RahmanPrakash C. Tiwari and Bhagwati JoshiEduardo J. GómezÚrsula Oswald SpringAbigail Cruickshank and Velma I. GroverSanjay Nath Khanal and William Hogland and Ramesh Prasad Bhatt and Dinesh Manandhar and Kumud Kafle

Preface	p. v
Section 1 General Introduction
1 Introduction: Impact of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Health	p. 3
2 Climate Change and Water Law: The Regimes Compared	p. 30
3 Societal Complexity: Exacerbating the Impact of Climate Change on Water and Health	p. 46
4 Climate Change, Water and Health: Current Impacts and Future Challenges for Human Security	p. 54
5 The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health	p. 75
6 Climate Justice Must Integrate Gender Equality: What are the Key Principles?	p. 106
7 The Economics of Climate Change: Alternative Approaches	p. 120
8 Restoring Ecosystem Health in a Complex Policy Arena	p. 134
Section 2 Case Studies: Impact of cc on Water (and human life)
9 Vulnerability of First Nations Communities in Canada to Environmental Degradation	p. 173
10 Improved Access to Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation and Health: Foundations for Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Nepal	p. 200
11 Impact of Climate Change on Human Life Due to Rains and Floods	p. 223
12 Water-related Health Effects of Climate Change in Sweden	p. 232
13 Environmental Change and Water-related Health Risks: An Arctic Security Approach	p. 248
14 Climate Change and Health Impacts in Brazil: A Discussion on "hotspots"	p. 262
15 Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Human Health: Empirical Evidences from a Coastal District (Satkhira) in Bangladesh	p. 272
16 Rainfall Variability and its Impacts on Water Resources and Rural Health in Kumaon Himalaya, India	p. 286
17 Climate Change, Drought, and Decentralized Healthcare Response in Northeastern Brazil: The Need for Sub-national Institutional Capacity	p. 308
18 Climate Change and its Impacts on Water and Health Security in Mexico	p. 323
19 Impact of Climate Change on Africa	p. 354
20 Implications of Climate Change and Tourism in the Mt. Everest Region in Nepal	p. 377
Index	p. 401
Colour Plate Section	p. 405

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