Climate change is affecting health now, and will continue to do so
World Health Organisation (WHO) "WHO conservatively estimates that climate change will cause some 250,000 additional deaths per year by the 2030s. The main health risks are more intense heatwaves and fires; increased prevalence of food-, water- and vector-borne diseases; increased likelihood of undernutrition resulting from diminished food production in poor regions; and lost work capacity in vulnerable populations. (...)
Health can be protected against climate change through protecting and improving the social and environmental determinants of health." (Photo © flickr)