Yau Adamu
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Yau Adamu has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Ajith Kumar S. Nair1 shared publication
- Gurleen Kaur
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India
1 shared publication - Hugh Montgomery
UCL Centre for Human Health and Performance, London, W1T 7HA, UK
1 shared publication - Manmeet Singh
Western Kentucky University
1 shared publication - Naveen Sudharsan
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX
1 shared publication - Yun Hang
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 77030 Houston TX
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 5 January 2026
- Published by International Association for Gondwana Research in Habitable Planet
- Vol. 2 (1) , 108-127
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Human Health: A Converging Crisis
Climate change and environmental degradation represent the defining public health challenges of the twenty-first century, exerting profound direct and indirect impacts on global well-being. Their effects are far-reaching from increased incidence of vector-borne diseases and heat-related illnesses to disruptions in food and water systems, mental health burdens, widening health inequities, socioeconomic collapse, and conflict. This review integrates multidisciplinary evidence across climatology, ecology, medicine, and digital health to illuminate the complex linkages between environmental degradation and human health outcomes. Rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, oceanic disruption, and biodiversity loss are amplifying vector-borne diseases, food insecurity, and heat-related morbidity. These systemic stresses disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, accelerating inequities and threatening societal stability. Building on recent frameworks, this paper advances a holistic Climate–Health Nexus model that emphasizes adaptive resilience through surveillance, early warning systems, and decision intelligence. Professor Hugh Montgomery’s analogy of climate change as a critically ill patient underscores the urgency for coordinated, evidence-based intervention. Integrating insights from digital health platforms such as MyJEEVA, we outline how community-level engagement, real-time data, and AI-enabled decision support can enhance climate preparedness and health system responsiveness. The synthesis concludes with actionable pathways linking mitigation, adaptation, and governance to safeguard planetary and human health.
- 5 January 2026
- Published by International Association for Gondwana Research in Habitable Planet
- Vol. 2 (1) , 108-127
Open AccessClimate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Human Health: A Converging Crisis
Climate change and environmental degradation represent the defining public health challenges of the twenty-first century, exerting profound direct and indirect impacts on global well-being. Their effects are far-reaching from increased incidence of vector-borne diseases and heat-related illnesses to disruptions in food and water systems, mental health burdens, widening health inequities, socioeconomic collapse, and conflict. This review integrates multidisciplinary evidence across climatology, ecology, medicine, and digital health to illuminate the complex linkages between environmental degradation and human health outcomes. Rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, oceanic disruption, and biodiversity loss are amplifying vector-borne diseases, food insecurity, and heat-related morbidity. These systemic stresses disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, accelerating inequities and threatening societal stability. Building on recent frameworks, this paper advances a holistic Climate–Health Nexus model that emphasizes adaptive resilience through surveillance, early warning systems, and decision intelligence. Professor Hugh Montgomery’s analogy of climate change as a critically ill patient underscores the urgency for coordinated, evidence-based intervention. Integrating insights from digital health platforms such as MyJEEVA, we outline how community-level engagement, real-time data, and AI-enabled decision support can enhance climate preparedness and health system responsiveness. The synthesis concludes with actionable pathways linking mitigation, adaptation, and governance to safeguard planetary and human health.