Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review

Climate change is the greatest threat to human health, with one of its direct effects being global warming and its impact on health. Currently, the world is experiencing an increase in the mean global temperature, but this increase affects different populations to different degrees. This is due to t...

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Autores: Navas Martín, Miguel Ángel, Ovalle Perandones, María Antonia, López Bueno, José Antonio, Díaz, Julio, Linares, Cristina, Sánchez Martínez, Gerardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
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spelling Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping reviewNavas Martín, Miguel ÁngelOvalle Perandones, María AntoniaLópez Bueno, José AntonioDíaz, JulioLinares, CristinaSánchez Martínez, Gerardo32 Ciencias Médicas3212 Salud públicaadaptationheatTthresholdminimum mortality temperature (MMT)trendtime seriesClimate change is the greatest threat to human health, with one of its direct effects being global warming and its impact on health. Currently, the world is experiencing an increase in the mean global temperature, but this increase affects different populations to different degrees. This is due to the fact that individual, demographic, geographical and social factors influence vulnerability and the capacity to adapt. Adaptation is the process of adjusting to the current or envisaged climate and its effects, with the aim of mitigating harm and taking advantage of the beneficial opportunities. There are different ways of measuring the effectiveness of adaptation, and the most representative indicator is via the time trend in the temperature-mortality relationship. Despite the rise in the number of studies that have examined the temperature-mortality relationship in recent years, there are very few that have analysed whether a particular population has or has not adapted to heat. We conducted a scoping review that met the following criteria, namely: including all persons; considering the heat adaptation concept; and covering the context of the impact of global warming on health and mortality. A total of 23 studies were selected. This review found very few studies targeting adaptation to heat in the human population and a limited number of countries carrying out research in this field, something that highlights the lack of research in this area. It is therefore crucial for political decision-makers to support studies that serve to enhance our comprehension of long-term adaptation to heat and its impact on the health of the human population.Elsevierhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1077-1349e-Spacio UNED20252025-01-1420232023-11-1020232023-11-10journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/25293reponame:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNEDinstname:Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esoai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/252932026-06-06T12:38:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
title Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
spellingShingle Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
Navas Martín, Miguel Ángel
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud pública
adaptation
heat
Tthreshold
minimum mortality temperature (MMT)
trend
time series
title_short Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
title_full Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
title_fullStr Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
title_sort Population adaptation to heat as seen through the temperature-mortality relationship, in the context of the impact of global warming on health: a scoping review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Navas Martín, Miguel Ángel
Ovalle Perandones, María Antonia
López Bueno, José Antonio
Díaz, Julio
Linares, Cristina
Sánchez Martínez, Gerardo
author Navas Martín, Miguel Ángel
author_facet Navas Martín, Miguel Ángel
Ovalle Perandones, María Antonia
López Bueno, José Antonio
Díaz, Julio
Linares, Cristina
Sánchez Martínez, Gerardo
author_role author
author2 Ovalle Perandones, María Antonia
López Bueno, José Antonio
Díaz, Julio
Linares, Cristina
Sánchez Martínez, Gerardo
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud pública
adaptation
heat
Tthreshold
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trend
time series
topic 32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud pública
adaptation
heat
Tthreshold
minimum mortality temperature (MMT)
trend
time series
description Climate change is the greatest threat to human health, with one of its direct effects being global warming and its impact on health. Currently, the world is experiencing an increase in the mean global temperature, but this increase affects different populations to different degrees. This is due to the fact that individual, demographic, geographical and social factors influence vulnerability and the capacity to adapt. Adaptation is the process of adjusting to the current or envisaged climate and its effects, with the aim of mitigating harm and taking advantage of the beneficial opportunities. There are different ways of measuring the effectiveness of adaptation, and the most representative indicator is via the time trend in the temperature-mortality relationship. Despite the rise in the number of studies that have examined the temperature-mortality relationship in recent years, there are very few that have analysed whether a particular population has or has not adapted to heat. We conducted a scoping review that met the following criteria, namely: including all persons; considering the heat adaptation concept; and covering the context of the impact of global warming on health and mortality. A total of 23 studies were selected. This review found very few studies targeting adaptation to heat in the human population and a limited number of countries carrying out research in this field, something that highlights the lack of research in this area. It is therefore crucial for political decision-makers to support studies that serve to enhance our comprehension of long-term adaptation to heat and its impact on the health of the human population.
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