Variabilidad climática local de los últimos 20 años y su impacto en la salud y en el bienestar de la población de Iquitos 2024

• Autores: Ocampo Falcón, Charles, Palomino Ushiñahua, Aura Nataly
• Formato: tesis de maestría
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Nacional De La Amazonía Peruana
• Repositorio: UNAPIquitos-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unapiquitos.edu.pe:20.500.12737/12256
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12737/12256
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Bienestar físico; Impacto en la salud; Variabilidad climática; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.07.01

The study was conducted in the city of Iquitos and aimed to determine the variability of temperatures (maximum, average, and minimum); relative humidity; and rainfall during the period from 2000 to 2020, as well as their impact on the health and well-being of the population of Iquitos. The hypothesis proposed was that: (1) temperatures (maximum, minimum, and average), relative humidity, and rainfall experienced significant fluctuations during the period from 2000 to 2020; and (2) climate variability had a significant impact on the health and well-being of the population. Meteorological data from SENAMHI (2000-2020) were analyzed and surveys were applied to 117 Iquitos inhabitants to evaluate the impact on endemic, respiratory, and skin diseases, as well as on physical, economic, and social well-being. Results show that maximum temperature increased significantly by 0.1618°C per year (p=0.0018). Mean and minimum temperatures, relative humidity, and rainfall precipitation showed no statistically significant variations. Significant correlation was found between rainfall precipitation variability and physical well-being (r=-0.527, p=0.014) and social well-being (r=0.544, p=0.011). No significant correlation was detected between climate variables and diseases. In conclusion, only maximum temperature experienced statistically significant changes. Climate variability showed limited impact on health but did affect physical and social well-being through rainfall precipitation variations.