Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management

Human-induced climate change is considered proven. Climate change and human health are closely linked. Current changes in climate conditions are expected to affect human health worldwide in a variety of ways, such as :

• by an increasing thermal load in the summer months 
• by a change in the occurrence of pollen in terms of duration of the pollen seasons and allergenicity, 
• mental health problems associated with extreme weather events. 

Climate change may also have other complex effects. For example, climate change is altering conditions for zoonotic disease pathogens and vectors (Leal Filho et al 2022). Signs of this include the increasing spread of West Nile and Usutu viruses and the establishment of new vector species, such as certain mosquito and tick species, in Europe and other parts of the world. These changes bring new challenges to maintaining the health of humans, as well as animals. 

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