The over-arching goal of the GECHH Project is to
elucidate the spectrum and magnitude of risks to human well-being and
health, consequent upon human-induced global environmental changes, in
order that society at large has fuller understanding of the actual and
likely consequences of the ways in which, collectively, human societies
are changing the Earth System. In this respect, it pursues the following goals: 1) To Identify and quantify health risks posed by GEC, now and in the reasonably foreseeable future; 2) Describe spatial and temporall differences in health risks, to better understand vulnerabilities and priorities for interventions; 3) Develop adaptation strategies for reducing health risks, assess
their cost-effectiveness and communicate results (especially to
decision-makers); and 4) Foster research training programs, to boost networked
international research capacity in global environmental change and
human health.
The over-arching goal of the GECHH Project is to
elucidate the spectrum and magnitude of risks to human well-being and
health, consequent upon human-induced global environmental changes, in
order that society at large has fuller understanding of the actual and
likely consequences of the ways in which, collectively, human societies
are changing the Earth System. In this respect, it pursues the following goals: 1) To Identify and quantify health risks posed by GEC, now and in the reasonably foreseeable future; 2) Describe spatial and temporall differences in health risks, to better understand vulnerabilities and priorities for interventions; 3) Develop adaptation strategies for reducing health risks, assess
their cost-effectiveness and communicate results (especially to
decision-makers); and 4) Foster research training programs, to boost networked
international research capacity in global environmental change and
human health. 
