Updated 17 July 2008

Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems

Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6

See also press release (dtd 17 July 2008) and brochure from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

CCSP, 2008: Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [Gamble, J.L. (ed.), K.L. Ebi, F.G. Sussman, T.J. Wilbanks, (Authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA.

See also a summary brochure from the CCSP: Climate Change and Human Health and Welfare [1 Mb PDF]

Final Report

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Entire Report [2 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Matter [263 Kb]
Executive Summary [338 Kb]
Chapter 1: Introduction [596 Kb]
Chapter 2: Effects of Global Change on Human Health [1 Mb]
Chapter 3: Effects of Global Change on Human Settlements [631 Kb]
Chapter 4: Effects of Global Change on Human Welfare [869 Kb]
Chapter 5: Common Themes and Research Recommendations [206 Kb]
Supporting Materials

Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms [109 Kb]

The production of this CCSP scientific report was not coupled to the production of EPA's recently released documents pertaining to the potential regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The 21 CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products, of which this is one, are policy-relevant but not policy-prescriptive. This assessment provides a comprehensive scientific review of the impacts of a changing climate on human health/welfare at geographic scales of interest to the public, local and regional health authorities, and other resource managers. The authors of this report were both federal and non-federal scientists and, as with all other CCSP Synthesis and Assessment reports, it was reviewed by an independent panel of experts and through a public comment period.

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