Climate Change and our Health (ADB Insight Full Episode)

The impacts of climate change have usually been viewed from the loss and damage brought about by extreme weather events, such as floods, drought, and cyclones. World Health Organization Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan discusses how climate change also adversely affects public health and how climate action can help to avert the next pandemic.

Chapters:
1:20 Climate change impacts people and their health
2:00 Health systems also need to go green to better respond to health risks such as air pollution
2:50 Improving urban transport promotes clean air and good health
3:15 Nature preservation can effectively avert the next pandemic
4:05 Governments need to focus on climate and health policies
4:50 Everybody should be contributing to climate change adaptation measures
5:42 Health systems must also be resilient in the face of climate emergencies
6:04 WHO launched an alliance of countries to address the climate-health nexus
7:28 Living guidelines enable faster update and dissemination of WHO recommendations
08:12 Digital technologies should be inclusive in implementing health policies

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