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The Impact of Climate Change on Health: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in the Era of COVID-19

The Impact of Climate Change on Health: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in the Era of COVID-19

Author(s): Catherine Machalaba , Assaf Anyamba , Kelly Rose Nunziata , W.B. Karesh , et al

Publication Date: 2021

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The climate crisis has many consequences – among them widespread health impacts that will lead to immense societal, ecological, and economic harm. Over the past two decades multiple large-scale reviews on climate change and health have made clear the need for a multi-sectoral approach to target the drivers and impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. Despite this abundance of scientific evidence underscoring urgency of action, policy implementation responses lag behind. Even at COP26, itself delayed due to an ongoing pandemic, health continues to be considered by many countries a problem independent from climate and environment.

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