THE Impacts Of Climate Change on Food Safety and Health ,The Case of IRAN

Climate change and variability may have an impact on the occurrence of food safety hazards at variousstages of the food chain, from primary production through to consumption. There are multiple pathwaysthrough which climate related factors may impact food safety including: changes in temperature andprecipitation patterns, increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, ocean warmingand acidification, and changes in contaminants’ transport pathways among others. Climate changemay also affect socio-economic aspects related to food systems such as agriculture, animal production,global trade, demographics and human behavior which all influence food safety(Tirado etal,2010).A warmer climate is expected to both increase the risk of heat-related illnesses and death and worsen conditions for air quality.Climate change will likely increase the frequency and strength of extreme events (such as floods, droughts, and storms) that threaten human safety and health.Climate changes may allow some diseases to spread more easily.In 2008, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produced a report that analyzed the impacts of global climate change on human health and welfare(EPA,2013).The direct adverse impacts of climate change include changes in precipitation and temperature patterns, water resources, sea level rise and coastal zone, agriculture and food production, forestry, drought frequency and intensity and human health. The indirect adverse economic impacts result from the response measures taken by the developed countries(Amiri,Eslamian, 2010).Many of the expected health effects are likely to fall mostly on the poor, the very old, the very young, the disabled, and the uninsured.Climate change will likely result in regional differences in U.S. impacts, due not only to a regional pattern of changes in climate but also to regional variations in the distribution of sensitive populations and the ability of communities to adapt to climate changes.More frequent and intense drought in Iran such asSistan-Baluchistan, aridcities may cause more healthdisasters such as malaria, leishmaniasis, Smog in Isfehan decreases visibility and can be harmful to human health.This paper discusses concepts of climate change, the relationship between Climate change and food safety ,Climate Change Impacts on Health in Iran, Health implications of adaptation strategies, policies and measures also National strategies to address climate change