School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2022 Mar;32(3):487-502. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1777948. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
Human-induced climate change in Australia is affecting the frequency and intensity of extreme events, including bushfires, cyclones and drought. Human health is affected by these climate impacts through direct impacts which include injuries and death from extreme events; indirect impacts through natural system changes such as impacts on water, food and air; and indirect impacts on human systems including mental health, productivity, and damage to housing and health-care facilities. Remote settlements are vulnerable to these climate impacts and associated health impacts due to isolated location, quality of the infrastructure, economic resources, limited transport, and existing health vulnerabilities that enable resilience or vulnerability. Remote Indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable. This research sought to identify vulnerabilities of human health of residents in remote Indigenous communities to human-induced climate change to contribute to adequate responses of prevention and preparation.
人为引起的气候变化正在影响澳大利亚极端事件的频率和强度，包括森林大火、旋风和干旱。人类健康受到这些气候影响的影响，包括因极端事件而受伤和死亡的直接影响；通过自然系统变化，如对水、食物和空气的影响而产生的间接影响；以及对人类系统的间接影响，包括心理健康、生产力，以及住房和医疗设施的破坏。偏远定居点由于地理位置偏远、基础设施质量、经济资源有限、交通不便以及现有使人们能够适应或脆弱的健康脆弱性，容易受到这些气候影响和相关健康影响的影响。偏远的土著社区尤其脆弱。这项研究旨在确定偏远土著社区居民的人类健康对人为引起的气候变化的脆弱性，以便为预防和准备做出充分反应。
