Climate Week
2021 | Climate
Conference | Climate
Change Conferences | Global
Warming Meetings
Climate
change affects many of the the social and environmental determinants of health
– clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Between
2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000
additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat
stress alone. The direct damage costs to health is estimated to be between USD
2-4 billion per year by 2030, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through
better transport, food and energy-use choices results in improved health,
particularly through reduced air pollution. The health effects include increased
respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related
to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical
distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases,
and threats to mental health.