Geospatial techniques for monitoring and mitigating climate change and its effects on human health

Abstract

Abstract This article begins by briefly examining the multitude of ways in which climate and climate change affect human health and wellbeing. It then proceeds to present a quick overview of how geospatial data, methods and tools are playing key roles in the measurement, analysis and modelling of climate change and its effects on human health. Geospatial techniques are proving indispensable for making more accurate assessments and estimates, predicting future trends more reliably, and devising more optimised climate change adaptation and mitigation plans.

Keywords

• Climate change
• Human-induced warming
• Geospatial data
• Geographic information systems (GIS)
• Remote sensing
• Human health