The World Is Not Prepared , for Climate Crisis’ Impact , on Health, Study Warns.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
warns that the climate crisis could roll back
decades of progress toward improving health. .
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
warns that the climate crisis could roll back
decades of progress toward improving health. .
'The Guardian' reports that the group also warns that
the governments of the world are ill-prepared to
manage the impact of warming global temperatures. .
Climate change is an
unprecedented threat
to human health, Madeleine Thomson, head of climate impacts and
adaptation at the Wellcome charity, via 'The Guardian'.
Many countries are
already having to deal with
the dangerous repercussions
of record-breaking temperatures.
Yet most are ill-prepared, Madeleine Thomson, head of climate impacts and
adaptation at the Wellcome charity, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that scientists have
predicted that heat waves will grow even hotter
and last longer as the climate crisis continues.
Practically the whole
planet has experienced
heat waves this year, Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the WMO, via 'The Guardian'.
The onset of El Niño in 2023 will
greatly increase the likelihood of
breaking temperature records further,
triggering more extreme heat in many
parts of the world and in the ocean –
and making the challenge even greater, Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the WMO, via 'The Guardian'.
The authors of the WMO report also found
that just 0.2% of loans and grants for climate
projects identified health as their primary focus. .
The climate crisis is a health
crisis, driving more severe and
unpredictable weather events,
fueling disease outbreaks and
contributing to higher rates
of noncommunicable diseases, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general
of the World Health Organization, via 'The Guardian'.
By working together to make
high-quality climate services more
accessible to the health sector,
we can help to protect the health
and wellbeing of people facing
the perils of climate change, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general
of the World Health Organization, via 'The Guardian'