title: Climate change and health in british columbia: projected impacts and a proposed agenda for adaptation research and policy.
abstract: This is a case study describing how climate change may affect the health of British Columbians and to suggest a way forward to promote health and policy research, and adaptation to these changes. After reviewing the limited evidence of the impacts of climate change on human health we have developed five principles to guide the development of research and policy to better predict future impacts of climate change on health and to enhance adaptation to these change in BC. We suggest that, with some modification, these principles will be useful to policy makers in other jurisdictions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. ostry@uvic.ca
authors.forename: Aleck
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ostry
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogborn
authors.forename: Kate L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bassil
authors.forename: Tim K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Takaro
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001955:British Columbia; D057231:Climate Change; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans