Climate change: health effects in the UK: Chapter 11: Direct and indirect effects of drought on human health in the UK

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 11. The direct and indirect effects of drought on human health in the UK 1
• Summary 2
• Contents 4
• 1. Introduction 6 4
• 1.1 Summary of past HECC reports 6 4
• 1.2 Current and future risk of droughts globally and in the UK 7 4
• 2. Health effects of drought 10 4
• 2.1 Water supply, quality and sanitation 12 4
• 2.2 Food security and nutrition 14 4
• 2.3 Mental health 17 4
• 2.4 Vectors and vector-borne diseases 18 4
• 2.5 Respiratory and cardiovascular illness 20 4
• 2.6 Other health effects 21 4
• 3. Discussion 23 4
• Implications for research and public health 23 4
• Acronyms and abbreviations 25 4
• References 26 4
• About the UK Health Security Agency 35 4
• Chapter 11. The direct and indirect effects of drought on human health in the UK 5
• Authors 5
• Acknowledgements 5
• 1. Introduction 6
• 1.1 Summary of past HECC reports 6
• 1.2 Current and future risk of droughts globally and in the UK 7
• Figure 1. Maps of median values of drought impact metrics over 3 months (drought severity index [DSI]-3), 6 months (DSI-6), 12 months (DSI-12) and 36 months (DSI-36) per year for the baseline period (1981 to 2000) and the model projections (UKCP18) at... 9
• 2. Health effects of drought 10
• Figure 2. Impacts of drought and corresponding health impacts (adapted from (7)) 11
• 2.1 Water supply, quality and sanitation 12
• 2.2 Food security and nutrition 14
• 2.2.1 Food security 15
• 2.2.2 Nutrition 16
• 2.3 Mental health 17
• 2.4 Vectors and vector-borne diseases 18
• 2.5 Respiratory and cardiovascular illness 20
• 2.6 Other health effects 21
• 2.6.1 Injury 21
• 2.6.2 Fungal pathogens and disease incidence 21
• 2.6.3 Health systems and infrastructure 22
• 3. Discussion 23
• Implications for research and public health 23
• Acronyms and abbreviations 25
• References 26
• About the UK Health Security Agency 35