"Impacts of climate change on our health"

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                                             "The Impacts of Climate Change on our health"
 
By: MahawaKomala
       Country Director,
       Green Environment Foundation
       greenenvironmentf@gmail.com
        +231770220645

Climate Change threatens the health and safety of everyone, regardless of your location- whether you life in an urban area, rural area or on an Island, the anthropogenic impacts of climate change are posing serious threat to our survivability on Earth.

Based on scientific studies and research by experts, it is proven that humans are increasingly influencing climate change and earth temperature by burning fossil fuel - which is responsible for 64% of green house gases emitted into the atmosphere. Unsustainable cutting of rain forest and shifting cultivation is responsible for 17 % of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere act a bit like the glass in a greenhouse, trapping the sun's heat and stopping it from leaking back into space.

Many of these gases occur naturally, but human activity is increasing the concentrations of some of them in the atmosphere, in particular:

carbon dioxide (CO2)
methane
nitrous oxide
fluorinated gases

With these causes, basic necessities will consequently be disrupted considering the three indicators of climate change; Erratic rainfall (Floods), High Temperature (Heavy Heat), and Drought. These indicators show that climate change is real and its health impact is devastating if we don’t reduce our footprints and act now to mitigate its health impacts by the use of renewable energy and reforestation.

Climate change impacts distrust basic necessities like food, air and water – which play a significant role in sustaining our health but with climate change indicators, hunger and famine will increase as food production is destabilized by drought. Pollution and pollen seasons leading to more allergies and asthma, warmer water and flooding will increase exposures to diseases in drinking water and recreations. (WHO info graphic on Climate Change)

Humans are part of the problem we are confronted with today and the good news is that we are the solutions. Let’s roll our sleeves and join the thousands of people around the world to spread the message by educating people about climate change causes impacts and solutions.

Climate change has local causes but global consequences and if nothing is done between 2030 to 2050, climate change is expected to cause 250,000 deaths per year due to malaria, malnutrition, diarrhea and heat stress. May God save us from the harm of this world!!!



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