Protecting health from climate change, WHO report

In selecting climate change as the theme for this year’s World Health Day, WHO aims to turn the attention of policy-makers to some compelling evidence from the health sector. While the reality of climate change can no longer be doubted, the magnitude of its consequences – especially for health – can still be reduced. Consideration of the health impact of climate change can help political leaders move with appropriate urgency. The core concern is succinctly stated: climate change endangers health in fundamental ways. In this report WHO and its partners are devising a research agenda to obtain better estimates of the scale and nature of health vulnerability and to identify strategies and tools for health protection.