{"id":12635,"date":"2014-09-04T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/?p=12635"},"modified":"2014-09-22T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T14:02:33","slug":"climate-change-affects-health-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/climate-change-affects-health-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change affects health: WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12653\" src=\"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/clima-y-salud.jpg\" alt=\"clima-y-salud\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" \/>Despite what many believe, <strong>global warming<\/strong> not only creates havoc on the environment, but also is <strong>very harmful to human health<\/strong>; according to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) demanded to be part of the international negotiations for an e<strong>missions reduction treaty<\/strong> last week.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO\u2019s Director of Public Health and Environment, Maria Neira, said that the organization <em>&#8220;has spent years following the issue; but the evidence that climate change is already negatively affecting health, and above all, the report telling us that air pollution causes more than seven million deaths per year are what makes us want to influence in the decisions made on this subject&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the first-ever global conference on health and climate in Geneva, Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General said: <em>\u201cThe evidence is overwhelming: climate change endangers human health.\u201d<\/em> She added<em>: \u201cSolutions exist and we need to act decisively to change this trajectory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A recently published study by the University of East Anglia in the UK indicates that <strong>dengue<\/strong> could spread through southern Europe due to global warming. According to Neira, this would cause a great impact on agricultural production, which would bring an increase in malnutrition as an immediate consequence.<\/p>\n<p>The i<strong>ncrease in temperature and lack of water would further affect sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong>. In addition, another study published by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) estimated that the region will reach a 40% of population undernourished by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>The increase of fires, associated with temperature rise, would also worsen the quality of almost six liters of air we breathe per minute; which <strong>would trigger an increase in a number of diseases such as dermatitis<\/strong>, <strong>conjunctivitis<\/strong>, <strong>rhinitis<\/strong>, and <strong>asthma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Neira noted that WHO is also concerned about the expected<strong> increase in cases of skin cancers<\/strong>,<strong> heat waves and depression in survivors of natural disasters<\/strong>. This is why WHO\u2019s directives claim the organization should be heard in relation decision-making for climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through<\/strong>: <em>La Vanguardia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite what many believe, global warming not only creates havoc on the environment, but also is very harmful to human health; according to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The World Health Organization (WHO) demanded to be part of the international negotiations for an emissions reduction treaty last week. 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