One Health and

Climate Change
Manahil Zeeshan
(2023-Mphil-1505)
 Climate

Average state of lower atmosphere and the associated

characteristics of underlying land and water in a particular
region

 Climate Change
Significant and drastic change in the distribution of weather
pattrens over periods ranging from decades to million of
years
 Drivers of Climate Change

Anthropogonic
Natural Factors
Factors

Volcanic Burning Fossil

Eruptions Fuels

Tectonic
Shifts:
movement of plates Deforestation
that makes of earth
crust

Orbital Industrializati
Variations on
Global Warming

 Rise in surface air temperature

 due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning
 Leading to build-up of greenhouse gas levels in
atmosphere
Products of Climate Change
 Rising Temperatures
 Melting of Glaciers
 Artic Sea Ice Loss
 Sea Level Rise
 Unpredictable Weather Pattrens
 Increase in Extreme Weather Events
 Ozone Depletion
 Disturbance of Carbon Cycle
One Health Approach
Example

Use of Fossil Green House Climate

Fuels Gases Change

Change in Effects Increased

Ecological Vector Human
Phenomena Proliferation Diseases
 Impact on Ecosystems
 Biodiversity
 Habitat Destruction
 Invasive Species
 Specie Extinction
 Changes in Migratory Patterns

OCEANS – Change in habitat and food supplies of marine life

FORESTS – Longer periods of Hot weather stress plant life and
increase chance of forest fires
 Effect on Animal Health

• Pathogen - Replication
and Development Rates

• Vector - Survival and

Phenology

• Hosts - Suspectibilty to
Pathogen
Changing Patterns of Disease
 Food-Borne Diseases
• Increased occurrence of Vibrio Infections, Especially from Sea Food
• Drought encourages Crop Pest and Moulds
• Resulting in greater use of pesticides and Fungicides

 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

• Distribution of vectors changes because of increasing temperature,
Changing Rainfall and Flooding
• Remergence of Dengue and Malaria

 Water-Borne Diseases
• Increased risk from surface water contamination, leaching from
fertilizers, changes in pH and Formation of toxic Algal Blooms
• Severe outbreaks of Cholera
Changing Patterns of Disease
 Neurological Diseases
• Exposure to neurotoxins from seafood, marine water, pesticides and
Heavy Metals
• Risk of Amnesia, Paralysis and Epilepsy

 Developmental Abnormalities
• Reduction in IQ from exposure to lead
• Changes in onset of puberty because of endocrine disrupting hormones
• Birth defects like cleft Palate

 Cancers
• Depletion of ozone resulting in increased UV Radiation Exposure
• Resulting in Skin Cancers, Cataracts and DNA Damage
 1. Forecasting
Climate Impacts
and Assesing
Vulnerabilities

 Building Resilience against

Climate Effects
5. Evaluating
 five-step process Impact and 2. Projecting the
 Improving Quality Disease Burden
Allows health officials to of Activities
develop strategies and
programs BRACE
 To help communities
prepare for the health
effects of climate change.

4. Developing and
Implementing a 3. Assesing Public
Climate and Health
Health Adaptation Interventions
Plan