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Climate and Health Framework | Act on Climate Our Lives Depend on It

Climate and Health Framework | Act on Climate Our Lives Depend on It

The climate crisis is a health crisis fueled by an untenable status quo. It is threatening our food, water, and air, worsening disease and extreme weather, and putting our physical, mental, and social well-being at risk. While the threat of the climate crisis is universal, the speed and severity of the impacts are not. Those who did the least to cause this emergency suffer the most as climate shocks push inequitable and fragile health systems past the breaking point.

Climate Adaptation And Low Carbon Housing | Using Technology To Solve Today’s Most Pressing Problems

The United Nations define climate change as long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. These changes could be caused by natural processes, like variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities—primarily the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas—have been the primary cause of climate change.