Oct 12, 2023 · Climate change induces both immediate mental health issues, like anxiety and post-traumatic stress, and long-term disorders due to factors like displacement and disrupted social cohesion. Recent research attributes 37% of heat-related deaths to human-induced climate change. Heat-related deaths among those over 65 have risen by 70% in two decades.

Nov 28, 2024 · Climate change is already impacting health in a myriad of ways, including by leading to death and illness from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, storms and floods, the disruption of food systems, increases in zoonoses and food-, water- and vector-borne diseases, and mental health issues.

Nov 12, 2021 · Climate change can also result in declining crop yields and, through the effect of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, reduced nutrient quality of crops, leading to increased malnutrition. Crop yields could decrease by 25–30% in central Asia and southern parts of Europe by the middle of the 21st century.

Human activities in relation to climate change such as increased urbanization, storage of water for household use, and use of cooling systems lead to an increased risk for vector-borne diseases. Key Facts The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) defines climate change as a change which is attributed

Jan 11, 2024 · Three of the five are environmental: environmental damage, climate change and society’s inability to respond to environmental problems. They reflect the findings of the 2024 Global Risk Report, and highlight the gravity of our current situation, where we are confronted by non-linear, mutually reinforcing existential threat to the ability of ...

Jul 11, 2023 · Climate change threatens food production at large. Agri-commodities are produced and traded on a massive scale, though production is concentrated in key geographies. Extreme weather during critical periods of the growing season causes far-reaching disruptions and climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.

Feb 8, 2024 · By simulating the impacts of climate change, for example, VR headsets can show users a world with climate impacts such as changed weather patterns and biodiversity loss. An immersive experience called the Climate Tipping Points Hub , introduced by the Forum and its partners, uses 3D simulations and VR experiences to show the escalating domino ...

But for some foods, the impact of climate change is also making itself felt, through record high temperatures and extreme weather. It’s entirely usual for food prices to fluctuate alongside the seasons, but the exceptionally hot and dry summer 2023 in Europe, the US, Asia and beyond caused poor harvests and many crops to fail.

Jan 11, 2024 · The 1.5°Celsius ambition is slipping out of reach. As highlighted in The State of Climate Action in November, achieving 1.5°C would now require an annual emissions reduction of around 7% globally, more than the impact from COVID-19 and against a trend of +1.5% per year.

Nov 29, 2023 · Climate-related extreme events are set to become more frequent and severe, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It is against this backdrop the United Arab Emirates will host the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP28, from 30 November to 12 December.