A new report from the World Economic Forum warns that, by 2050, climate change could cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and 12.5 billion dollars in economic losses worldwide. Despite the clear conclusions, the document highlights, “there is still time for global stakeholders to take strategic and decisive actions to counter these predictions and mitigate the impacts of climate change on global health”.
The report, titled “Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health”, developed in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, looks at the climate crisis through a new lens, providing a detailed picture of the indirect impact climate change will have on human health and global economy. and health care. “While there has been much discussion about the impact of climate change on nature and the global economy, some of the most pressing consequences of rising Earth temperatures will affect human health and the global healthcare system,” said Shyam Bishen, head of the Center. for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum. “Recent progress – he stressed – will be lost unless critical emissions reduction and mitigation measures are improved and decisive global measures are taken to build climate-resilient and adaptable health systems.”
Source: IL Tempo
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