date:Apr 21, 2014
A tool to calculate the risk of food and waterborne diseases under current or future climate change conditions has been established following a recent EU funded study.
Free to use, the online tool can help guide climate change adaptation, such as improvements to water management, by estimating the likelihood of contracting four diseases under a range of environmental conditions.
It is known that climate affects health, for example, excess rainfall can cause sewage overflow, leading to outbreak