From: EcoWatch
Health and medical organizations from around the world are calling on
governments to respond to the major health risks described in the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s recent Second Working Group reporting, ‘Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation,’ which was released on Monday.
In a briefing document summarizing the IPCC report’s implications for health, now and in the future, the Global Climate & Health Alliance
(GCHA) argues that there is still time to turn what has been called
“the biggest global health threat of the 21st century” into one of our
biggest opportunities to improve health.
“We are already seeing serious threats to health from heatwaves and
bushfires in Australia, which are increasing due to climate change; but
we know the worst impacts on health are being borne by those in
developing nations,” said Dr. Liz Hanna, President of Climate and Health Alliance
(Australia) “We can respond to this threat, and action now will prevent
further harm. We call on our health and medical colleagues around the
world to join us in demanding strong action to reduce emissions to limit
these risks to health.”
GCHA’s briefing report is being launched today, together with a short film (below) and set of useful online resources.
It summarizes the state of the science, using evidence synthesized in
the IPCC report as its primary basis, and calls for urgent action to
protect health from climate change and to promote health through low-carbon, sustainable development.
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