The global climate crisis poses large risks to public health through many exposure pathways, from heat waves and air pollution, to malnutrition, infectious diseases and social dislocation. At the same time, confronting the cause of climate change — reducing greenhouse gas emissions — offers health...
Health Risks Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet’s health—it’s bad for people’s too. Effects will vary by age, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status—and so will remedies. A recent international study in theLancetsays that many more people will be exposed to extreme we...
But there're many indirect effects of climate change on human health, the study says. Air pollution can cause allergies and asthma, drought could lead to a decrease in agriculture and a lack of water and could push people into conflict with humans and increase the number of diseases....
Climate change during the next century and beyond may exacerbate many of the health threats faced by human populations, especially in resource-poor countries. These threats include disruption of water and food supplies by extreme weather events and the enhanced spread of vector-borne diseases by ...
More than 70% of workers around the world face climate change-related health risks, with more than 2.4 billion people likely to be exposed to excessive heat on the job, according to areportreleased Monday by the United Nations. Climate change is already having a severe impact on the safety ...
Climate change and infectious-health risks are threatening health systems across the globe. High-impact investments that address these risks concurrently could also help build resilient health systems. The world has had a rudeawakening when it comes to the vulnerability of its health systems. Infectiou...
Only then can cascading failures be anticipated and intercepted quickly with targeted measures that can prevent a public health impact. Here we critically review interlinked drivers of infectious disease transmission and elucidate the cascading risks associated with climate variability and change. We ...
Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organization on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change. Around two hundred people wearing white medical coats and facemasks marched or were pushed in wheelchairs two ki...
NANNING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The past few years have witnessed increasing health risks triggered by climate and environmental change, experts said on Saturday during an international symposium in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ...
Elena Villalobos, at the WHO climate change and health programme, said the divide was not just between developed and developing countries, but between rich and poor in the same country. “It’s not about polar bears, it’s really about people suffering,” she said. While the poor lack the...