The Climate Crisis and Human Health
What’s the Issue?
- Climate change is a major health threat—it’s making people sick in new ways and making existing health problems worse.
- Extreme weather like heatwaves, floods, and storms can lead to new diseases, mental health struggles, and food shortages.
- Poorer countries and small islands suffer the most, even though they contribute the least to climate change.
Why Is This a Problem?
- We’re focusing on reducing pollution (which is important), but we haven’t done enough to prepare for the health risks of climate change.
- People in high-risk areas need better healthcare and support to deal with the changes happening now and in the future.
What’s Being Done?
A group of organizations, including Grand Challenges Canada and Science for Africa, are working together to find solutions by listening to people on the front lines.
How Are They Doing This?
Global Climate & Health Survey
- They’re asking doctors, nurses, and community health workers what climate-related health problems they see and what barriers exist.
Online Discussion Event (Teach to Reach 11)
- Health workers from around the world will share their experiences and ideas in a virtual meeting.
Expert Review Panel
- A team of climate and health experts will look at the results and create a list of the biggest challenges.
Sharing the Results
- The list will be made public so that governments, researchers, and funders can use it to make real changes.
- It will also help guide funding and new programs to improve health in climate-vulnerable areas.
Why This Matters?
- Climate change is already hurting people’s health—we need to act now.
- By listening to local health workers, we can find practical solutions that actually help communities.
- The goal is to get funding, policies, and innovations that protect people’s health from climate risks.
Sanchez, J JohannaBerry, Peter et al.
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 13, Issue 2, e199 - e200
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