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Climate change threatens the health of billions of people
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
In Conversation: Why climate change matters for human health
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
Climate Change, Malaria, & Data: Getting Ahead of the Spread
Twitter LinkedIn Each month, Abt experts from two disciplines explore ideas for tackling these challenges in our monthly podcast, The Intersect. Twitter LinkedIn
Dimming the Sun Could Be Climate Science’s Trolley Problem
Twitter LinkedIn A popular idea to soften the blow of global warming might also make the world’s malaria problem even worse. Twitter LinkedIn
Trapped by Rising Water
Twitter LinkedIn Record floods linked to climate change have left the people of South Sudan in crisis. Twitter LinkedIn
Climate change report puts world on 'fast track' to disaster: U.N.
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
New IPCC Report Looks at Neglected Element of Climate Action: People
Twitter LinkedIn For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation Twitter LinkedIn
Institute for Malaria and Climate Research Launched
Twitter LinkedIn 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…
14 million more malaria cases in 2020 worldwide
Twitter LinkedIn 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,…
Covid vaccine gets muted welcome in land awash in bigger problems
Twitter LinkedIn 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. Twitter LinkedIn
COP26: where does all the climate finance money go?
Twitter LinkedIn Rich governments have pledged $100bn to help poorer countries reduce emissions. But there is no agreement on how to spend the funds. Twitter LinkedIn
Inaction on climate change imperils millions of lives, doctors say
Twitter LinkedIn Top medical journal warns that rising temperatures will worsen heat and respiratory illness and spread infectious disease. Twitter LinkedIn
