WHO Children Environmental Health

Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways.  It threatens the essential ingredients of good health - clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply, and safe shelter - and has the potential to undermine decades of progress in global health. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone. The direct damage costs to health is estimated to be between USD 2-4 billion per 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. WHO supports countries in building climate-resilient health systems and tracking national progress in protecting health from climate change.Climate change and health fact sheet

气候变化正以多种方式影响人类的生活和健康。它威胁着良好健康的必要要素——清新空气、安全饮用水、营养丰富的食品供应和安全的住所——并有可能破坏全球健康领域数十年的进步。在2030年至2050年期间，预计仅由营养不良、疟疾、腹泻和热应激引起的额外死亡人数将达到每年约25万人。健康基础设施薄弱的地区——主要位于发展中国家——在没有援助的情况下，将最难以应对准备和响应。世界卫生组织支持各国构建具有气候适应性的健康体系，并追踪各国在保护健康免受气候变化影响方面的国家进展。本文件为气候变化与健康概况。