We encourage countries participating in COP27… “The climate crisis is directly linked to human health”
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged that the climate crisis should be treated as a problem directly related to the health of people around the world at the 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), which will open in the Egypt on the 6th. local time).
This general meeting is a place where top level figures from countries that have signed the Climate Change Convention gather to discuss how to solve the climate crisis facing humanity.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement that “climate change has led to millions of people around the world becoming sicker or more vulnerable to disease, with even more serious adverse effects on poor and marginalized areas .”
“World leaders gathered at COP27 need to put their health at the heart of the discussion,” said Tedros.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that between $2 billion and $4 billion per year by 2030 will be spent on addressing health problems directly caused by climate change.
This expenditure relates to health, such as agriculture, water treatment, and sanitation, but does not include indirect costs, such as medical costs and disaster response.
The World Health Organization has indicated that climate change is leading to an increase in infectious diseases and an increase in harmful viruses.
Between 2030 and 2050, it is predicted that 250,000 more people will die each year from malnutrition, infectious diseases such as malaria, and high fever due to climate change.
WHO referred to the ‘Horn of Africa’ region in the north-eastern part of the African continent and Pakistan as examples.
In the Horn of Africa, home to countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan, 31 million people suffer from extreme hunger, and 11 million children are malnourished due to drought-related food shortages, he said World Health Organization.
Pakistan, which suffered the worst floods in history this year, has also suffered from climate change, with more than 33 million people dying or falling ill, the World Health Organization said.
The World Health Organization said, “As seen in the case of Europe, which suffered from heat waves this year, regions less used to extreme weather must have the ability to recover. It will help create a planet with a social defense system.”
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