Objectives

- Having the conceptual basis and the fundamentals of physics of climate change and its relationship to development models (adaptation, mitigation, vulnerability, impact, impacts, resilience, etc..) To analyze, from the perspective of international health, how they interrelate with each other and how they impact on the human dimension and the determinants of health from global to local; - Conduct an analysis of the implications of development models in the issues raised in the project country; - Sustain a critical and proactive about the gaps, initiatives, decisions or proposals for reducing vulnerability, adaptation and existing policies in order to provide input into the definition of a regional position on climate change and health. This will also aid to generating public awareness and capacity building on the subject.

Description

This module brings information about international health with a focus on climate change, development and health. Will also address strengthening analytical and argumentative skills for understanding climate change, its relationship to development models and their effects and impacts on health. The module is divided into three thematic units:
physical and conceptual basis of climate change and its relationship to international health, vulnerability and health adaptation to climate change impacts and proposed initiatives and international adaptation and vulnerability reduction .

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