Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Chengalpet, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV)-Deemed to be University, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu-60310, India
Short Communication
Arresting the Climate Deterioration and its Impact on Health in Small Islands: World Health Organization
Author(s): Shrivastava SR and Shrivastava PS
The global consensus is that climate change is no longer confined with
environmental aspects; instead it remains a grave risk for the health,
wellbeing and survival of all of us, regardless of our geographical location.
It has been observed that those who account least for the climate
deterioration have to face the maximum impact, as experienced by 65
million people living in the small island states, who are quite vulnerable to
the various climate adversities. In order to meet the needs of these
vulnerable people, the World Health Organization in collaboration with other
international agencies & national governments has developed an initiative
to protect people from climate-related consequences. To conclude, the
health of people living in small islands is directly determined by the
prevailing environment standards. Thus, it is of immense importance to
arrest climate deteriora.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1079.20.10.334
