Impacts of Climate Change on Public Health: Bangladesh Perspective

A study was conducted in Rangamati, Sylhet and Faridpur districts over the period 1972-2002 to observe the impacts of climate change on public health especially on Malaria. The climate related variables included were temperature, rainfall and relative humidity. It was observed that with the rise of yearly average maximum temperature, yearly total rainfall and yearly average humidity, malaria prevalence in Rangamati was increased and with the rise of yearly average maximum and minimum temperature in Sylhet and Faridpur, malaria prevalence were also increased. Yearly average minimum temperature in Rangamati, yearly total rainfall in Sylhet and Faridpur and yearly average humidity in Faridpur were found to be negatively correlated with malaria prevalence.