The Lancet calls for a "joint response" to the coronavirus and climate crisis

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The prestigious medical journal

this week called for a

to the coronavirus and the climate crisis.

The fifth report in

highlights how the two crises stem from "environmental degradation caused by human activity" and how the scientific community has been simultaneously raising the alarm about

and the

"The two crises have resulted in the

through actions that were delayed, or were insufficient or wrong," the report concludes.

"An alignment in responses now presents an opportunity to improve public health, create a sustainable economic future, and protect natural resources and biodiversity."

"In 2020 we have witnessed the convergence of the two crises, in anticipation of what awaits us if the necessary investments are not made to protect health," warns

author of the report in which They participated

"As in the emergency department where I work, we cannot treat a health problem in an isolated part of the body, because that creates more problems and worsens the situation," emphasizes Dr. Salas.

"We have to take an integrated approach to the challenges that lie ahead. Climate action is a necessary recipe for better health as we emerge from this pandemic."

The Lancet

highlights how the

is widely accepted by the scientific communiqué, with increasing evidence about their interactions.

Over the past five years, The Lancet Countdown has reviewed more than

as rising deaths from high temperatures, economic losses from extreme heat, or population displacement due to weather.

The report actually starts by highlighting how

to pollution and poor air quality in cities.

There is also a worrying rise in heat-related mortality levels in vulnerable people around the world, with

Other challenges associated with climate change are droughts and floods, lower crop yields, and lack of food security.

The report dedicates an extensive section to the

where overpopulation, extreme weather and great economic inequalities coexist.

The Lancet

inspects

and stresses how their response to climate change is crucial both nationally and internationally.

The report warns of the need for local responses in the provinces most affected by rising temperatures and by the still excessive use of coal and fossil fuels.

Despite progressive improvements in at least 23 indicators in these five years, experts conclude that the "gap" between climate change and public health is still very large in the

In the

the report highlights the increasing impact of heat waves (three of the five years of greatest exposure since 1980 have occurred since 2015).

In 2018 there were an estimated

which was also the cause of an estimated loss of 64.2 million work hours in the

Also in 2019,

a reduction in the duration of crop growth and

estimated at 8.8% for corn, or 6.2% for soybeans and 3.3% for wheat.

The rise in temperatures in recent decades has resulted in an increase of up to 46% in the suitability of the climate for the

report

maintains the need to keep the increase in temperatures "well below two degrees" and expresses confidence in global action in the face of the climate emergency marked by the

and with the lessons learned from the crisis of Covid-19.

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