The importance of public health in defining climate change policies

Human-induced climate change is causing damage and loss to the natural enviroment and affecting populations worldwide, as confirmed by the recent IPCC synthesis of the 6th AR report and the most recent Lancet Countdown reports on health and climate change.1-3 In terms of the health, over the coming decades, adverse impacts will entail an increase in climate-related morbidity and mortality, worsening of the quality of life and widening of the equity gap.2,3

As the climate crisis accelerates, the urgency to step actions, policies, and funding has become widely recognised.1-4 The compen…Continua su epiprev.it