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Infectious Diseases and Climate Vulnerability in Morocco: Governance and Adaptation Options

Infectious Diseases and Climate Vulnerability in Morocco: Governance and Adaptation Options
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Author(s): Mohamed Behnassi (Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Morocco), Kholoud Kahime (Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco), Samia Boussaa (Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Marrakesh, Morocco), Ali Boumezzough (Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakesh, Morocco)and Mohammed Messouli (Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakesh, Morocco)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 25
Source title: Examining the Role of Environmental Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Pandemics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maha Bouzid (University of East Anglia, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0553-2.ch006

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Abstract

Climate change is expected to affect the distribution, prevalence and life cycle of several infectious diseases. This scenario is relevant to Morocco since the country is considered by many IPCC assessments reports as a climate change hotspot with a high vulnerability to many expected impacts. Given this existing vulnerability, this chapter aims to highlight relevant vector-borne diseases, the risks of their reemergence in many vulnerable regions and the pressing need to understand their dynamics within a context marked by knowledge gaps and limited scientific evidence; underline the problematic aspects of health adaptation to climate change and the current difficulties in terms of policy and governance to manage climate-health linkages; and finally undertake an assessment of Morocco's adaptive capacity from a health perspective and formulate recommendations for effective climate-health governance and policy.

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