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paper reviews and characterizes climate change adaptation modeling of forestry and pasture land use by IAMs, as well as … yielded insights regarding adaptation's potential for reducing risks, and possibly generating societal benefits. Empirical … modeling will be important going forward to identify adaptation options and provide an observation based grounding for IAM …
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, and adaptation to temperature extremes. The objectives of the paper are to highlight the many remaining gaps in the … to incorporate human health and adaptation in its framework. I begin by presenting the conceptual and methodological … issues associated with the measurement of the effect of temperature extremes on health, and the role of adaptation in …
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In this paper, we use data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to examine if there are any gender differences in child anthropometric outcomes among rural Chinese children, explicitly taking into account the role of China's family planning policies. Our analysis shows that although...
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To help inform a conference organised by the Germany Ministry of Health (BMG) and the OECD on ‘Managing Hospital Volumes’ on the 11th April 2013, the OECD Secretariat produced this paper giving an international perspective on Germany’s situation and the current policy debate. It provides a...
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The People pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on quality of life in all its dimensions, and emphasises the international community’s commitment to ensuring all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity, equality and good health. Thailand’s path from a...
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