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Climate change threatens the health of billions of people
According to a new report released by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), climate change is threatening the health of billions of people worldwide through a range of both direct and indirect pathways, including heat-related mortality and morbidity, extreme weather events such as droughts or floods, decreases in crop yields, changes in the distribution of vector-borne diseases, and wildfires causing widespread exposure to air pollution.

In Conversation: Why climate change matters for human health
The consensus among scientists is that we are in an era of global heating and extreme weather events, primarily due to the devastating effects of human action on the environment. Why are researchers concerned, and what are the implications for health?

Climate Change, Malaria, & Data: Getting Ahead of the Spread
Each month, Abt experts from two disciplines explore ideas for tackling these challenges in our monthly podcast, The Intersect.

Dimming the Sun Could Be Climate Science’s Trolley Problem
A popular idea to soften the blow of global warming might also make the world’s malaria problem even worse.

Trapped by Rising Water
Record floods linked to climate change have left the people of South Sudan in crisis.

Climate change report puts world on 'fast track' to disaster: U.N.
n response to a new report on climate change from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Monday that its findings are proof that the world is on the "fast track" to a climate disaster.

New IPCC Report Looks at Neglected Element of Climate Action: People
For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation

Institute for Malaria and Climate Research Launched
Malaria No More, in partnership with the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi (CPC) and the Reaching the Last Mile program announced the launch of a new global institute with the mission to combat malaria in the face of climate change and weather volatility.

14 million more malaria cases in 2020 worldwide
Around 14 million more cases of malaria and 69,000 more deaths due to it were reported worldwide in 2020 than in 2019 and India was the only high-burden country to have sustained a reduction in the disease burden, according to a WHO report.

Covid vaccine gets muted welcome in land awash in bigger problems
Much of South Sudan is under water from flooding induced by climate change and deforestation. Crops and livestock are lost, hunger and malaria are spreading. With so many worries, coronavirus vaccines are a tough sell.