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For the first time, there will be a dedicated Health Day at COP28, underscoring the growing understanding of the interplay between climate and health. Climate change is our greatest health crisis.
The health effects of climate change are increasingly a matter of concern for the international public health policy community. In 2009, a publication in the general medical journal The Lancet stated that "Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century". The World Health Organization reiterated this in 2015.
However, climate change is likely to affect the health of the most vulnerable in high income countries as well. “These conditions can create or intensify exposures to hazards that impact human health, like extreme heat, poor air quality, reduced food and water quality, and displacement of populations of people,” she tells Medical News Today.
The Global Climate and Health Alliance ( GCHA) is an organisation, whose members are health professionals and institutes from around the world, with the purpose of tackling climate change to protect and promote public health. It was formed in 2011 in Durban and by 2015 had admitted over 1,700 health organisations and 8,200 hospitals and health ...
Climate change has been called “ the greatest global health threat ,” increasing the risk of a number of potentially life-threatening conditions. 1. Heart disease. Extreme heat has been linked ...
Climate change is an overarching threat that touches on all of these things — those who are disadvantaged are at greater risk of suffering most from its negative effects. This is acutely true ...
Peter Pham: When Climate Change Hits Close to Home. Peter Pham, a winner of the 2022 Healthline Stronger Scholarship, explains how family and community can help us stay committed to fighting ...
The panel also found that a key aim of the landmark Paris climate agreement — to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius — may be out of reach.. More than 190 countries agreed to strive ...