The Global Overview of Progress on Climate Change and Health, released at the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP 25, points out that safeguarding human health from the impacts of climate change is extremely urgent. However, most countries are not doing enough to ensure this goal. According to the director of the Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization, Maria Neira, the message is clear and strong.
“When we attack the causes of global warming, we are also protecting people’s health, because every year, these same causes that are responsible for climate change are also responsible for air pollution. And this air pollution that we are breathing is killing more than 7 million people every year. This is unacceptable. So, we want to explain here at the COP that the health argument can be a great motivation for the countries that are negotiating here, knowing that if they take the appropriate actions they will protect and greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution and global warming.” (Maria Neira, WHO director).
Know more: https://news.un.org/pt/story/2019/12/1696531
