ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AQUATIC DISEASES AND HAZARDS ON HUMAN HEALTH
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sustainable development goals, climate change, aquatic diseases, hazards, human health
Abstract
Progressive climate change holds the potential for increasing human health risks from aquatic diseases infections and intoxications as well as hazards on human health, e. g. through an increase in pathogen concentrations in water bodies. In order to ascertain current and future perspectives on global sustainability, this study set out to explore the effects of climate change on human health from an adaptive perspective and comprehend the policies necessary to prevent or minimize the negative impacts as well as the effects of climate change on aquatic diseases and human health. A search for papers, reviews, and reports using the keywords "aquatic diseases, climate change, human health, drinking water condition, sustainable future" was conducted using the Web of Science database. We restricted the time of publication to examine the effects of climatic factors on aquatic diseases between January 2018 and December 2023 because there were few publications before to 2018. Additionally, published papers from UNICEF and the WHO were examined in order to gather all pertinent data from studies conducted in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. The keywords "aquatic diseases, human health" and "climate change in each country" were used to narrow down the search in Google Scholar and PubMed. We searched the article titles, key phrases, and abstracts of the online databases. The framework of the SDGs should be adapted to countries to improve legislation, laws, and regulations on climate-related health issues. Efficient collaboration among scientists, researchers, health professionals, and policymakers will assist in addressing the problems associated with the impact of climate change on aquatic diseases in countries.
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Mohammed Samiullah
Center for Climate Change and Environmental Research (c3er), Brac University, Bangladesh
Manzoor Hussain
Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan,
Aftab Nazir
Community Medicine, Niazi Medical and Dental College, Sargodha, Pakistan,
Md. Ashikur Rahman
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200, Bangladesh
Salma Rashid
Department of Pharmacology, Women Medical and Dental College Abbottabad, Pakistan
Ryzel Maureen T. Figer-Canes
Eastern Visayas State University, Philippines
Alkauzar H Tantong
Ateneo De Zamboaga University, Philippines
Rabia Zulfiqar
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Md. Atiq Ashhab
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh