Climate Change and Public Health in Indonesia Impacts and Adaptation

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-02-03 02:40
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Author(s):
Budi Haryanto
Year:
December 2009
Editor:
University of Indonesia, Austral Policy Forum 09-05S
City:
Melbourne
Publisher:
Nautilus Institute Australia at RMIT University
Pages:
12
Summary:
Synopsis

Budi Haryanto of the University of Indonesia reviews expected global health impacts of climate change, and then outlines both direct and indirect health impacts specific to Indonesia. After setting out specific drivers of the climate change-health nexus in Indonesia, Haryanto summarises the range of current Indonesian research on health impacts. He then sets out adaptation issues and a method for approaching health adaptation assessment.