ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Climate Change, Drought and Human Health in Canada.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Climate change health impacts on children in Canada: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Climate Change on Health and Health Systems: A Systematic Review of Preparedness, Resilience, and Challenges.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Quantification of the Effects of Droughts on Daily Mortality in Spain at Different Timescales at Regional and National Levels: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Impact of climate change on occupational health and productivity: a systematic literature review focusing on workplace heat.La Medicina del lavoro · 2018Pooled it
- The silent microbial shift: climate change amplifies pathogen evolution, microbiome dysbiosis, and antimicrobial resistance.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025Review
- INTACT-based guard cell transcriptomes from a progressive drought time course reveal targets for modifying stomatal responses.The Plant cell · 2025Article
- Compound drought and heatwave extreme weather events: Mortality risk in individuals with chronic respiratory disease.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Addressing water scarcity to support climate resilience and human health.Integrated environmental assessment and management · 2025Article
- The role of climate change anxiety in shaping childrearing intentions among people living in British Columbia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Review
- Existing Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Drought and Health Research.Current environmental health reports · 2024Review
- Analyzing the effects of drought at different time scales on cause-specific mortality in South Africa.Environmental research letters : ERL [Web site] · 2024Article
- Climate crisis risks to elderly health: strategies for effective promotion and response.Health promotion international · 2024Review
- Effect of expanding farmlands with domestication of animals in the vicinity of disturbed swamps and built-up farmland ponds on population dispersion and decline of locally adaptedVeterinary world · 2024Article
- Impact of climate change on maternal health outcomes: An evidence gap map review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The impact of climate change-related disasters on mental health and epigenetics: a narrative review.Frontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics · 2024Review
- The Contribution of Environmental Science to Mental Health Research: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Review
- Perceptions of the health impacts of climate change among Canadians.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Interactive Effects between Drought and Air Pollutants on Children's Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time-Series Analysis in Gansu, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Droughts have been recorded all across Canada and have had significant impacts on individuals and communities. With climate change, projections suggest an increasing risk of drought in Canada, particularly in the south and interior. However, there has been little research on the impacts of drought on human health and the implications of a changing climate. A review of the Canadian, U.S. and international literature relevant to the Canadian context was conducted to better define these impacts and adaptations available to protect health. Drought can impact respiratory health, mental health, illnesses related to exposure to toxins, food/water security, rates of injury and infectious diseases (including food-, water- and vector-borne diseases). A range of direct and indirect adaptation (e.g., agricultural adaptation) options exist to cope with drought. Many have already been employed by public health officials, such as communicable disease monitoring and surveillance and public education and outreach. However, gaps exist in our understanding of the impacts of short-term vs. prolonged drought on the health of Canadians, projections of drought and its characteristics at the regional level and the effectiveness of current adaptations. Further research will be critical to inform adaptation planning to reduce future drought-related risks to health.
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