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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/3993| Title: | Costs of climate change: The effects of rising temperatures on health and productivity |
| Keywords: | Q54 I10 Q51 ddc:330 Costs of climate change Health effects Heat waves Mortality Hospitalization costs Labor productivity Klimaveränderung Soziale Kosten Prognose Gesundheit Gesundheitskosten Arbeitsproduktivität Welt |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2013 |
| Publisher: | Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel |
| Description: | The aim of the study is to quantify climate induced health risks for Germany. Based on high resolution climate scenarios for the period 2071 to 2100 we forecast the number of days with heat load and cold stress. The heat frequency and intensity increases overall but more in the south. Referring to empirical studies on heat induced health effects we estimate an average increase in the number of heat induced casualties by a factor of more than 3. Heat related hospitalization costs increase 6-fold not including the cost of ambulant treatment. Heat also reduces the work performance resulting in an estimated output loss of between 0.12 % and 0.48 % of GDP. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/3993 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/3993 ppn:52738271X |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor |
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