THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS

Climate change and the associated weather extreme events are a major threat to humanity as it affects agriculture and food security. Climate change disaster is on the increase as the global temperature keeps rising. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The c...

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Autores principales:	Christopher Uche Ezeh, Jane Onyinyechi Ezeh, Chukwudi Samuel Ekwezuo, Josephine Chinenye Ekwezuo
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Publicado:	Romanian Geographical Society - Prahova Branch 2021
Materias:	climate change covid-19 climate extremes disasters multi-hazards Geography (General) G1-922 Physical geography GB3-5030 Cities. Urban geography GF125
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.47246/CEJGSD.2021.3.2.1 https://doaj.org/article/6356fb03e3a14faf86928bd4e4ed77d1
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6356fb03e3a14faf86928bd4e4ed77d12021-11-09T19:22:58Z THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS https://doi.org/10.47246/CEJGSD.2021.3.2.12668-4322https://doaj.org/article/6356fb03e3a14faf86928bd4e4ed77d12021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.47246/CEJGSD.2021.3.2.1 https://doaj.org/toc/2668-4322Climate change and the associated weather extreme events are a major threat to humanity as it affects agriculture and food security. Climate change disaster is on the increase as the global temperature keeps rising. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been complicated by climate change and related extreme events especially with the imposed lockdown which has affected the global economy. The COVID-19 has killed over 4 million persons with the USA, Brazil and India being the worst affected nations. Thus, the multi-hazard scenario presented by extreme events like drought, flood and cyclones this period of the pandemic worsened its spread as it affected social distancing and personal hygiene as many people are crammed in camps and water become scarce for handwashing. It is suggested for countries to strengthen their emergency department by boosting the staff component, provide adequate technical support and develop detailed plans for multi-hazard preparedness.Christopher Uche EzehJane Onyinyechi EzehChukwudi Samuel EkwezuoJosephine Chinenye EkwezuoRomanian Geographical Society - Prahova Brancharticleclimate changecovid-19climate extremesdisastersmulti-hazardsGeography (General)G1-922Physical geographyGB3-5030Cities. Urban geographyGF125ENCentral European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 5-16 (2021)
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topic	climate change covid-19 climate extremes disasters multi-hazards Geography (General) G1-922 Physical geography GB3-5030 Cities. Urban geography GF125
spellingShingle	climate change covid-19 climate extremes disasters multi-hazards Geography (General) G1-922 Physical geography GB3-5030 Cities. Urban geography GF125 Christopher Uche Ezeh Jane Onyinyechi Ezeh Chukwudi Samuel Ekwezuo Josephine Chinenye Ekwezuo THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
description	Climate change and the associated weather extreme events are a major threat to humanity as it affects agriculture and food security. Climate change disaster is on the increase as the global temperature keeps rising. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been complicated by climate change and related extreme events especially with the imposed lockdown which has affected the global economy. The COVID-19 has killed over 4 million persons with the USA, Brazil and India being the worst affected nations. Thus, the multi-hazard scenario presented by extreme events like drought, flood and cyclones this period of the pandemic worsened its spread as it affected social distancing and personal hygiene as many people are crammed in camps and water become scarce for handwashing. It is suggested for countries to strengthen their emergency department by boosting the staff component, provide adequate technical support and develop detailed plans for multi-hazard preparedness.
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author	Christopher Uche Ezeh Jane Onyinyechi Ezeh Chukwudi Samuel Ekwezuo Josephine Chinenye Ekwezuo
author_facet	Christopher Uche Ezeh Jane Onyinyechi Ezeh Chukwudi Samuel Ekwezuo Josephine Chinenye Ekwezuo
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title	THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
title_short	THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
title_full	THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
title_fullStr	THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
title_full_unstemmed	THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS
title_sort	covid-19 crisis worsens with the occurrence of climate extremes and disasters
publisher	Romanian Geographical Society - Prahova Branch
publishDate	2021
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THE COVID-19 CRISIS WORSENS WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND DISASTERS

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