Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency
2023
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency
Editorial
Author Information
Author(s): Chris Zielinski, Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga
Primary Institution: Centre for Global Health, University of Winchester
Conclusion
The WHO should declare the climate and nature crisis as a global health emergency due to its severe impacts on health.
Supporting Evidence
- Over 200 health journals call for recognition of climate change and biodiversity loss as one crisis.
- The health impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss will be experienced unequally.
- Access to clean water is fundamental to health, yet pollution has damaged water quality.
- Communities with access to green spaces are healthier.
Takeaway
Climate change and biodiversity loss are connected problems that affect our health, and we need to treat them together to keep everyone safe.
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