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#Fact: "By 2050, climate change is likely to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide." The World Economic Forum recently released a report that boldly attempted to quantify the impact of climate change on human health and how the health landscape will be reshaped. Among other things, it finds that: 😷 There will be increased risks from new pathogens. 💉 Current health inequities will be exacerbated. 👩🏾🌾 Vulnerable populations will be disproportionately impacted. Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eVzupJJ3 #HumanHealth #ClimateChange #WEF #WorldEconomicForum #Report #GermanyInAfrica #NewPublication

💰Multilateral climate finance for health has been limited. 🚨According to the Lancet, almost no climate finance targets the health sector, and nearly no global health finance targets climate adaptation. 🏥Climate change's direct and indirect impacts on health and health systems will have short- and long-term health consequences and further strain limited resources. WHO predicts the direct costs of health impacts could reach US$ 4 billion annually by 2030. 🤔How can we forge a new deal for the climate health emergency? 💡Find out more ➡️bit.ly/4dpJRxC. #climatehealth #health #climatefinance

A new report out by the World Economic Forum - "...morbidity and mortality from climate-intensified natural disasters, cumulatively close to 15 million deaths, more than two billion healthy life years lost, and $12.5 trillion in economic losses by 2050 bring into focus the dimensions of the crisis. The risk from global warming threatens to destabilize both the healthcare ecosystems and the planet..." Additionally, "... The importance and fragility of healthcare workers must not be underestimated. Working tirelessly in the face of overwhelming numbers of patients and inadequate staffing and supplies, this workforce will need to be physically and mentally prepared with the adequate tools, infrastructure and resources both immediately and in the long term. The health emergency around climate change will prove relentless..." This is an emergency - and like any emergency both prevention (rapid emissions reduction) and preparedness (training, adaptation, and building resilience of the health sector), is vital if we are to avoid the worst of the impacts.... Further, in a future of escalating and cascading climate shocks and stressors, we will be 'responding' continually, we not have time for 'recovery'... To avoid the unmanageable and manage the unavoidable we must look both within, and outside, the health sector. Globally we must rapidly transition from fossil fuels, stop global deforestation, transition to sustainable food systems, and preserve and restore nature.... Leaders, decision makers, and policy-makers must also "prepare for a future of severe and frequent natural disasters and the dire impacts on communities and regions that accompany them..." such that we can avoid the worsening health and social inequity, and adapt and build resilience to these impacts... In reality - these 'solutions' are only treating the symptoms of something deeper. If we are to do this meaningfully, and purposefully - we must both dismantle the social systems and structures that drive us toward extraction, consumption and 'perpetual economic growth', and we must restore and align to the principles of respect, care, and reciprocity in our relationships between each other, and place....

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health is crucial to understanding the urgency for action. By 2050, if we don't make changes: 1. Up to 14.5 million additional deaths worldwide could occur. 2. Economic losses could skyrocket to a staggering $12.5 trillion. 3. Devastating floods could claim an estimated 8.5 million lives. 4. Droughts and heatwaves could lead to 3.2 million deaths. 5. An additional 500 million people could be at risk of vector-borne diseases. However, there is still an opportunity for the global economy to create a positive impact. In honor of Earth Week, our joint study with the World Economic Forum delves into data-driven insights and explores potential solutions > https://owy.mn/3QdDDqY #EarthWeek #OWHealth

An insightful report ‘Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health’ 🌍 published by the World Economic Forum, provides an in-depth economic analysis of how climate change will reshape health landscapes over the next two decades 🌱. According to the report, developing countries, which have contributed the least to climate change, are not only the most vulnerable to extreme events 🌪️ but also have limited resources to adapt and protect their people. The report highlights increased risks from pollution 🏭, and extreme weather events 🌧️, showing how these factors will worsen existing health inequities, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable populations. It concludes by labelling climate change a health emergency 🚨, emphasising that mitigating its effects will require substantial financial resources 💸 and a high degree of global cooperation 🤝 to develop solutions that strengthen the global health infrastructure. To read the full report, written in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, click here. https://lnkd.in/eVzupJJ3 #IndustryUpdates #KeyInsights #ClimateAction #Health #ClimateChange

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health is crucial to understanding the urgency for action. Dive into this thought-provoking piece to learn more about the data-driven insights and potential solutions. #ClimateAction #OWHealth

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health is crucial to understanding the urgency for action. Dive into this thought-provoking piece to learn more about the data-driven insights and potential solutions. #ClimateAction #OWHealth

It is impossible to discuss global health equity and fail to mention the effects of climate change on the same. Evidence has shown that the most severe consequences of climate are felt by the poorest in the poorest countries in spite of the fact that they contribute the least to greenhouse emissions. The global distribution of health impacts from climate change pose a challenge to public health and to the economic development of nations and communities. Though the effects of climate have not been at the forefront of global health research, emerging health trends indicate not only the necessity of its inclusion, but the urgency thereof. Therefore, effective strategies for addressing global health cannot exclude strategies addressing the effects of climatic conditions such as heatwaves, drought, and increased frequency and severity of extreme precipitation events. In addition, such events affect agriculture (thereby affecting access to adequate and healthy diet), access to safe water, the distribution of infectious diseases and displacement of populations leading to an increased competition for scarce resources. Some pertinent questions arising from this observation are i) how do we shield the most economically vulnerable from the effects of climate change? ii) how do we correct the inequitable distribution of the ill effects of climate change? #globalhealth#climatechange#healthequity#publichealth

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health is crucial to understanding the urgency for action. In recognition of Earth Week, we explore the data-driven insights and potential solutions in this report. #EarthDay #ClimateAction #OWHealth

Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health is crucial to understanding the urgency for action. Dive into this thought-provoking piece to learn more about the data-driven insights and potential solutions. #ClimateAction #OWHealth