Emerging climate change related public health challenges: the potential impacts of temperature rise on health outcomes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This briefing outlines some potential interventions at multiple scales that could increase the resilience of Dar’s communities
Abstract
In Dar es Salaam, climate model analysis strongly suggests that both day- and nighttime temperatures will rise, with heat waves also expected to increase. Heat will likely aggravate many existing health and well-being risks in the city. Among other impacts, an increase in temperature can lead to: increases in infectious, vectorborne, and heat-related illnesses; rising levels of morbidity and mortality related to non-communicable diseases; and deteriorating mental and occupational health. This briefing outlines some potential interventions at multiple scales that could increase the resilience of Dar’s communities.
This is an output from the Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) programme
Citation
Pasquini, L., van Aardenne, L., Lee, J., Godsmark, C., Jack, C. (2018)’ Emerging climate changerelated public health challenges: the potential impacts of temperature rise on health outcomes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’. Urban Ark Briefing No 14. August 2018
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