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“Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”. - St. Francis
“Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”. - St. Francis
We are stewards of the earth, summoned by God to “work it and take care of it” (Genesis 2:15).
We are stewards of the earth, summoned by God to “work it and take care of it” (Genesis 2:15).
> Hotter temperatures. As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface temperature.
> Hotter temperatures. As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, so does the global surface temperature.
> More severe storms.
> More severe storms.
> Increased drought.
> Increased drought.
> A warming, rising ocean.
> A warming, rising ocean.
> Loss of species.
> Loss of species.
> Not enough food.
> Not enough food.
> More health risks.
> More health risks.
> Poverty and displacement.
> Poverty and displacement.
> The Earth has been getting warmer - for 627 months in a row.
> The Earth has been getting warmer - for 627 months in a row.
> The Paris Agreement.
> The Paris Agreement.
> Carbon dioxide emissions high.
> Carbon dioxide emissions high.
> Freak weather.
> Freak weather.
> Rising sea levels due to global warming.
> Rising sea levels due to global warming.
> Polar ice shrinking.
> Polar ice shrinking.
> Deforestation.
> Deforestation.
> Coral reef bleaching.
> Coral reef bleaching.
WHO have also updated their Climate Change fact sheet. Here are the key facts:
Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health – clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter.
Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress.
The direct damage costs to health (i.e. excluding costs in health-determining sectors such as agriculture and water and sanitation), is estimated to be between US$ 2-4 billion/year by 2030.
Areas with weak health infrastructure – mostly in developing countries – will be the least able to cope without assistance to prepare and respond.
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution.
Let's do our part by making changes today!
Let's do our part by making changes today!
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