Climate Consciousness In The Midst Of Pandemic

       We are living in an age in which intersecting crises are being lifted to a global scale, with unseen levels of inequality, environmental degradation and climate destabilization as well as new surges in populism, conflict, economic uncertainty, and mounting public health threat.

       All are crises that are slowly tipping the balance, questioning our business-as-usual economic model of the past decades, and requiring us to rethink our next steps. The coronavirus pandemic may lead to a deeper understanding of the ties that bind us on a global scale. The support to resuscitate the economy after the pandemic should promote health, equity, and environmental protection. Well-resourced healthcare systems are essential to protect us from health security threats, including climate change.

       We all know climate change is one of the major problem in our environment. This is the effect of using cars and burning of garbage which causes the change of temperature and rainfall in a region over a period of time. What should we do to prevent this phenomenon to happen during this pandemic.

       At the World Health Organization (WHO), where I am part of the climate change team, we are seeing the devastating consequences of under-prepared health systems when they are faced with these increasingly regular shocks. Some of these health impacts have a clear climate change signature, such as the increasing frequency and strength of extreme weather events or the expanding range and spread of vector-borne diseases like malaria or dengue. For others, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the connection with climate change is less clear cut.

       The WHO estimates that by reducing the environmental and social risk factors people are exposed to, nearly a quarter of the global health burden (measured as loss from sickness, death and financial costs) could be prevented. Creating healthy environments for healthier populations and promoting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) are two of the most effective ways in which we can reduce the long-term health impacts from – and increase our resilience and adaptive capacity to – both the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.



References

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/climate-change-coronavirus-linked/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-climate-change.html

Comments

  1. Ivin Angel12 December 2020 at 22:07

    Hi jaylord. I really appreciate on how you make a very nice article. Always keep safe and God bless have a good day.

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  2. Julie Ann13 December 2020 at 03:24

    Hi Jaylord! Your article is very detailed and full of relevant information. I agree that climate change is one of the major problems in our environment that needs to be solved now. Climate consciousness is truly a must to prevent any further damage to our earth. Great work!

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