Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors
Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

Author: Alan D. Lopez

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2006-04-02

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0821362631

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Strategic health planning, the cornerstone of initiatives designed to achieve health improvement goals around the world, requires an understanding of the comparative burden of diseases and injuries, their corresponding risk factors and the likely effects of invervention options. The Global Burden of Disease framework, originally published in 1990, has been widely adopted as the preferred method for health accounting and has become the standard to guide the setting of health research priorities. This publication sets out an updated assessment of the situation, with an analysis of trends observed since 1990 and a chapter on the sensitivity of GBD estimates to various sources of uncertainty in methods and data.

Climate Change Risk Profile of the Mountain Region in Sri Lanka
Climate Change Risk Profile of the Mountain Region in Sri Lanka

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2022-06-01

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 9292695150

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This publication studies the potential impact of climate change on Sri Lanka’s vulnerable mountain ecosystem in order to help guide sustainable adaptation strategies. It uses a mix of geographic information system mapping combined with average and projected rainfall figures to show how the mountains that make up 15% of Sri Lanka could be affected. Including a series of maps, the publication illustrates how the area faces rising drought alongside increasingly severe monsoons that could cause more floods and landslides. By showing the potential impact of climate change, it aims to help assess both future investments and strategies to cut disaster risk and enhance environmental sustainability in the biodiverse area.

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: American Soil Survey Association

Publisher:

Published: 1922

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13:

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Includes its Report of the ... annual meeting.