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Protecting Public Health: Stories of Adaptation from Communities Across the Globe Cover

Protecting Public Health: Stories of Adaptation from Communities Across the Globe

Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Climate stressors, health outcomes, and adaptation strategies across country case studies.

CASE STUDY COUNTRYCLIMATE STRESSORHEALTH OUTCOMESADAPTATION STRATEGY
Africa
ChadMultipleNutritionCommunity engagement and capacity building
EthiopiaPrecipitation extremesVector‑borne diseasesSurveillance and early warning systems
KenyaAir qualityMultipleMultiple
MadagascarExtreme weather eventsMultipleCommunity engagement and capacity building
NigeriaPrecipitation extremesMaternal and child healthCommunity engagement and capacity building
Asia
Federated States of MicronesiaMultipleNutritionCommunity engagement and capacity building
IndiaExtreme weather eventsVector‑borne diseasesMultiple
PakistanIncreased temperaturesHeat‑related illnessesCommunity engagement and capacity building
ThailandPrecipitation extremesMental healthFlood management
Latin America and The Caribbean
BrazilPrecipitation extremesMultipleMultiple
GuatemalaIncreased temperaturesHeat‑related illnessesCommunity engagement and capacity building
MexicoMultipleMultipleMultiple
Caribbean Small Island NationsMultipleMultipleCommunity engagement and capacity building
NicaraguaIncreased temperaturesHeat‑related illnessesInfrastructure design and weatherization

[i] Note: The term “multiple” denotes that the case study focuses on more than one climate stressor, health outcome, and/or adaptation strategy.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4976 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 17, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2025
Published on: Dec 19, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Praveen Kumar, Stella Hartinger, Sokhna Thiam, Amit Mistry, Jenna R. Durham, published by Ubiquity Press
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