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An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health sector In Trinidad And Tobago

Sustainable development and human settlements
October 2011|Project Documents, Studies and Research Papers » ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean (Studies and Research Papers)
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An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health sector In Trinidad And Tobago

Autor institucional: NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe Physical Description: 165 páginas. Editorial: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Date: October 2011 ECLAC symbol: LC/CAR/L.318

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This research paper assesses the likely economic impact of climate change on the health sector in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis, however, was limited to the economic impact of only a few climate-related diseases1 for which data were available. The approach utilized in this paper makes for easy extrapolation once the data on the other climate-related illnesses become available so that a full impact assessment can be carried out.

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.--I. The scientific evidence of climate change.--II. The impacts of climate change.--III. The health situation in Trinidad and Tobago.-- IV. A look at climate-sensitive diseases and climate-related illnesses in Trinidad and Tobago.--V. The climate in Trinidad and Tobago.-- VI. Preliminary climate implications for Trinidad and Tobago.-- VII. Trinidad and Tobago: the economic backdrop of climate change.-- VIII. The impact of climate change on health outcomes in Trinidad and Tobago: a suggested approach.-- IX. Empirical determination of the impact of climate change on disease incidence in Trinidad and Tobago.-- X The demand for health services and health services capacity.-- XI Scenario analysis.-- XII. The estimated impact of disease incidence on the health sector treatment costs to 2050 in BAU, A2 and B2.-- XIII. Trinidad and Tobago's response to climate change.-- XIV. Recommendations to strengthen the response to climate change.-- Adaptation cost vs. Treatment cost in BAU, A2 and B2.-- XVI. General Conclusion.

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