Climate change and health: Will it just be all talk?


The recent WHA passed a landmark resolution stating the urgent need for decisive action by countries around the world to address the critical risks to human health due to climate change. — AFP

The world is indisputably suffering from the effects of climate change.

Devastating storms and floods, record temperatures of 50°C, droughts, food insecurity, and even air turbulence, are among the changes triggered by climate change.

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