WHO Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Health
2023
This fact sheet from the World Health Organization (WHO) focuses on how climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health—clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. While global warming may bring some localized benefits, such as fewer winter deaths in temperate climates and increased food production in certain areas, the overall health effects are likely to be negative. The negative impact of extreme heat, weather-related natural disasters, and shifting patterns of infection will be felt globally, but areas with weak health infrastructure and vulnerable populations will be disproportionately affected.
WHO Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Health
Source:
Climate Change and Health. Fact Sheet. World Health Organization 2023. https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health.