Browsing by Autor "Marilyn Aparicio-Effen"

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A Comparative Analysis of Climate-Risk and Extreme Event-Related Impacts on Well-Being and Health: Policy Implications
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018) Walter Leal Filho; Abul Quasem Al‐Amin; Gustavo J. Nagy; Ulisses M. Azeiteiro; Laura Wiesböck; Desalegn Yayeh Ayal; E. Morgan; Paschal Arsein Mugabe; Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Hubert Fudjumdjum
There are various climate risks that are caused or influenced by climate change. They are known to have a wide range of physical, economic, environmental and social impacts. Apart from damages to the physical environment, many climate risks (climate variability, extreme events and climate-related hazards) are associated with a variety of impacts on human well-being, health, and life-supporting systems. These vary from boosting the proliferation of vectors of diseases (e.g., mosquitos), to mental problems triggered by damage to properties and infrastructure. There is a great variety of literature about the strong links between climate change and health, while there is relatively less literature that specifically examines the health impacts of climate risks and extreme events. This paper is an attempt to address this knowledge gap, by compiling eight examples from a set of industrialised and developing countries, where such interactions are described. The policy implications of these phenomena and the lessons learned from the examples provided are summarised. Some suggestions as to how to avert the potential and real health impacts of climate risks are made, hence assisting efforts to adapt to a problem whose impacts affect millions of people around the world. All the examples studied show some degree of vulnerability to climate risks regardless of their socioeconomic status and need to increase resilience against extreme events.
A Novel Transdisciplinary Methodology and Experience to Guide Climate Change Health Adaptation Plans and Measures
(Springer Nature, 2020) Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; James Aparicio; Cinthya Ramallo; Mauricio Ocampo; Gustavo J. Nagy
A Successful Early Warning System for Hydroclimatic Extreme Events: The Case of La Paz City Mega Landslide
(Springer Nature, 2017) Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; I. Arana-Pardo; Joyce Morales Aparicio; Mauricio Ocampo; Silva Roque; Gustavo J. Nagy
Addressing climate adaptation in education, research and practice: the CLiVIA-network
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017) Gustavo J. Nagy; Carolina Cabrera; Genaro Coronel; Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Ivar Arana; Rafael Lairet; Alicia Villamizar
Purpose Climate change and variability are both a developmental and an environmental issue. Adaptation to climate change and variability has gained a prominent place on global and local policy agendas, evolving from mainly climate risks impacts and vulnerability assessments to mainly adaptation action, imposing new defies to higher education (HE). The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation (VIA) Network (CliVIA-Net), a South American university-based coalition aimed at achieving a science for/of adaptation. Design/methodology/approach CliVIA-Net is a collaborative effort by academic groups from across the spectrum of the natural, social and health sciences focused on improving climate VIA on education, research and practice. In consonance with international literature and practices, the network shifted from a discipline-oriented approach to an interdisciplinary and Earth System Science (ESS)-oriented one. It seeks to advance fundamental understanding and participatory practice-oriented research and to develop a problem orientation question/solving answering methodology. A set of cases studies illustrates how CliVIA-Net faces adaptation and sustainability challenges in the twenty-first century. Findings Focusing on interdisciplinary graduate education, practice-oriented research and problem orientation practice on climate threats which are already threatening the environment, population’s well-being and sustainability, allows for the co-production of knowledge and solutions, as well stakeholders’ buy-in and commitment. Originality/value CliVIA-Net draws upon the results of evolving interdisciplinary approaches on global change and VIA education, the research partnership with stakeholders and decision-makers to develop environmental and health outcomes, e.g. vulnerability indicators and scenario planning.
Climate Change and Health Vulnerability in Bolivian Chaco Ecosystems
(Springer Nature, 2016) Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Ivar Arana; James Aparicio; Cinthya Ramallo; Nelson Bernal; Mauricio Ocampo; Gustavo J. Nagy
Climate Change Health Impacts: The Need for Watershed and Ecohealth Approaches Base for Health Adaptation Strategies and Policies
(Springer Nature, 2022) Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Oscar Paz-Rada; Ivar Arana-Pardo; James Aparicio; Cinthya Ramallo; Eufemia Briançon; Ximena Huanca; Gustavo J. Nagy
Impacts on Well-Being and Health by Excessive Rainfall and Floods in Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia
(Springer Nature, 2016) Gustavo J. Nagy; Genaro Coronel; Max Pastén; Javier Baez; R. Monte-Domecq; A. Galeano-Rojas; L. Flores; Carmen Ciganda; Mario Pérez Bidegain; Marilyn Aparicio-Effen
Instruments for Health Adaptation in Latin America: a Tale of Two Methods
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2014) Carlos Corvalán; Horacio Riojas; Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Antonieta Rojas; Harish Padmanabha; Ulisses Confalonieri
Introduction: The high vulnerability to climate change impacts in health in Latin America calls for the development of tools for health adaptation. In this context, a multi-country project to develop and implement methods to measure vulnerability and for monitoring adaptation intervention was designed in five countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay). Methods: Scientific teams from each of the countries met initially to agree on the general objectives, possible approaches, concepts and definitions, and a time frame of the project. It was agreed that each team would work independently from one another in order to respond to countries needs and specificities. Requirements included the need to be based on quantitative methods and based on existing information and data sources. Periodical meetings were held with countries´ decision makers in order to ensure political agreement, commitment and application of results. Each time defined the different models of vulnerability with the aim to develop indicators or an overall vulnerability index. Climate change scenarios were applied for the indicators and indexes. Results: At the end of the three year study two main approaches emerged: one general index spatially based by municipality or equivalent levels of aggregation where developed in Brazil and Paraguay. The other three countries developed a similar spatially based approach but specific for climate sensitive diseases (dengue in Mexico, dengue, malaria and Chagas in Bolivia and dengue and malaria in Colombia). Vulnerability maps were constructed at different levels of aggregation and for different climate change scenarios. Conclusions and Recommendations: Policy makers can use these tools in order to better understand health vulnerabilities and therefore better implement and monitor adaptation interventions. Both methods have their merits and can be applied in different situations as needed.
Introducing Hydro-Climatic Extremes and Human Impacts in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay
(Springer Nature, 2016) Marilyn Aparicio-Effen; Ivar Arana; Joyce Morales Aparicio; Pamela Cortez; Genaro Coronel; Max Pastén; Gustavo J. Nagy; A. Galeano Rojas; L. Flores; Mario Pérez Bidegain