Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Human Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 14564
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air pollution and climate change are impacting human health in a variety of ways, such as increasing physical illness, leading to poorer mental health, arousing negative emotions (e.g., anxiety and psychological pressure), and altering people’s living habits (e.g., sleeping patterns and exercising). The combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution are associated with 7 million premature deaths annually. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress alone. Women, children, ethnic minorities, poor communities, migrants or displaced persons, older populations, and those with underlying health conditions are more vulnerable to air pollution and climate change. At the same time, many of the drivers of air pollution are also sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, effective environmental regulation policies offer a win-win-win strategy for air quality, climate, and health, lowering the burden of disease, as well as contributing to the near- and long-term improvement of air quality and mitigation of climate change.
How much and how does air pollution and climate change affect health? Are there heterogeneous effects of air pollution and climate change on health across different people and regions? Do effective environmental regulations reduce health hazards from air pollution and climate change and lower the burden of disease? Do climate change mitigation and adaptation measures reduce the health risks of climate change and medical expense? These and other related questions are important and meaningful research topics, but our knowledge in this field is still lacking. Papers addressing these topics are invited to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Hongshan Ai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- air pollution
- climate change
- environmental regulation
- physical health
- mental health
- medical expense
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