In just one year, the WHO
recorded 62 thousand deaths due to heat in the European region in just one year, so
concerted action by countries to combat climate change is needed. This is stated in the
statement by Dr. Hans Henry P. Kluge, Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Kluge at the COP28 in Dubai, UNN writes.
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The statement reads,
that climate change is also a health crisis. It is noted that
in the European region alone, the number of extreme weather events has increased
5 times in recent decades. It is also indicated that 62 thousand deaths last
last year were associated with heat waves in 35 countries in the European region.
In this regard
WHO calls on governments to develop an action plan and make certain political
commitments. An example is the Budapest Declaration, which contains
a program of action to address health issues related to climate change
climate change, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss, and calls for
strengthening prevention, response and resilience.
The second step
is the establishment of partnerships to catalyze change and action in
countries. WHO uses a similar mechanism in the work of the new transatlantic
initiative for high-level dialogue on climate and health policy in partnership between
health in partnership between the European and American regions.
He also
calls on countries to continue to fight the climate threat.
It is necessary to reduce emissions in all areas: healthcare, energy, water
health, energy, water, food, urban development, housing, and transportation,
housing, and transportation. Greenhouse gases and air pollution often go hand in hand
often go hand in hand, so mitigation measures can also bring
significant additional health benefits by reducing air pollution
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