HAGUE: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday stated that the local weather crisis Threatens to solely exploit and exacerbate division and polarization.
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“We live in a time of geopolitical turbulence. The #ClimateCrisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarization. It was an honor and an inspiration to testify about the impact of the climate crisis on health at the International Court of Justice, Peace Palace in The Hague last week, as peace, justice and collaboration is what our world needs more than ever,” Ghebreyesus stated on X.
According to WHO, Climate Change is anticipated to trigger roughly 250 000 extra deaths per 12 months from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and warmth stress alone between 2030 and 2050.
The direct injury prices to well being are estimated to be between US$ 2-4 billion per 12 months by 2030. Areas with weak well being infrastructure – principally in growing international locations – would be the least ready to cope with out help to put together and reply.
WHO states that the Greenhouse fuel emissions that outcome from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels are main contributors to each local weather change and air air pollution.
Meanwhile, India stays dedicated in its battle in opposition to Climate Change as Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on December 3 outlined India’s efforts to deal with land degradation and desertification, aligning with the aims of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD ).
While delivering India’s assertion throughout the Ministerial Dialogue on Drought Resilience at CoP16 of the UNCCD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the minister described India’s journey in combating land degradation and desertification.
“Our journey represents a transformative narration of commitment, innovation, and sustainable development. From global recognition of land degradation as a critical environmental challenge at CoP 5 to emphasizing community-driven land restoration at CoP 10, and thereafter the recognition of land restoration as a critical climate change strategy at CoP 14, to the global commitment to restore degraded lands at CoP 15, we have all been equal partners in this journey,” he stated. (ANI)
