COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world.

Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

Volume: 28

Issue: 11

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  Editor-in-Chief, East African Medical Journal. Editor-in-Chief, West African Journal of Medicine. Editor-in-Chief, Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research. Editor-in-Chief, Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. Chief Editor, Annales Africaines de Medecine. Editor-in-Chief, Annals of African Surgery. University of Exeter. Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. London School of Medicine and Tropical Hygiene. Editor-in-Chief, Curationis. Editor-in-Chief, Ghana Medical Journal. Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Reproductive Health. Executive Editor, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. Director of Health Promotion, WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Director of Publication, Mali Médical. Managing Editor, Journal de la Faculté de Médecine d'Oran. Editor-in-Chief, African Health Sciences. Editor-in-Chief, Evidence-Based Nursing Research. Managing Editor, East African Medical Journal. Editor-in-Chief, La Tunisie Médicale. University of Winchester.

Abstract summary 

Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change. The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods. These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and mortality. To avoid these catastrophic health effects across all regions of the globe, there is broad agreement-as 231 health journals argued together in 2021-that the rise in global temperature must be limited to less than 1.5C compared with pre-industrial levels.

Authors & Co-authors:  Atwoli Erhabor Gbakima Haileamlak Ntumba Kigera Laybourn-Langton Mash Muhia Mulaudzi Ofori-Adjei Okonofua Rashidian El-Adawy Sidibé Snouber Tumwine Yassien Yonga Zakhama Zielinski

Study Outcome 

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Authors :  21
Identifiers
Doi : 10.26719/2022.28.11.785
SSN : 1687-1634
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
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Publication Country
Egypt