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| Title | Bridging the climate-health gap |
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), two billion people across the globe lack safe drinking water, 600 million suffer from foodborne illnesses annually, children under five bear 30% of foodborne fatalities, 37% of heat-related deaths are a result of human-induced climate change, and heat-related deaths among those over 65 have risen by 70% in two decades. From an increase in heat-related illnesses, water-borne and vector-borne diseases, malnutrition from disrupted food systems, to respiratory illnesses because of poor air quality, climate change unequivocally affects human health, increasing global health emergencies and straining vital healthcare systems. These climate-sensitive health risks are disproportionately felt by developing countries, who are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. |
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| Sources | Green Climate Fund |
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