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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 112563 |
| CIS number |
12-0288 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pachauri R.K., Kjellstrom T., Lemke B., Otto M., Makhonge P., Dapi L.N., Hawthorne L., Valenti A., Iavicoli S., London L., Reynolds L., Irlam J., Kaoneka B.S., Lekei E., Bansimbile A., SeLvage G., Lehtinen S. |
| Title |
Climate change |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2011, Vol.21, No.3, p.43-63 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Internet access |
Climate_change_[INTERNET_FREE_ACCESS] [in English]
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| Abstract |
Collection of articles on the impact of climate change on occupational safety and health (OSH) in African countries. Contents: climate change, occupational heat stress and impacts on health and productivity in Africa; climate change challenges in Kenya; impact of climate change on students in Yaoundé, Cameroon; climate change impacts on farmers in Ethiopia; impact of climate change and green jobs on OSH; climate change, OSH and social justice; environmental impactions of pest control practices in vegetable production in Tanzania. Other topics brief reports on OSH conferences during 2011 in Accra, Ghana, Istanbul, Turkey and Espoo, Finland. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Africa; ILO; hot workplaces; climate; heat stroke |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Cameroon; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; green jobs; pesticides; work efficiency; small enterprises; agriculture |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
Natural phenomena
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