For the first time, the entire world woke up to the threat of climate change in the future in 1992.
The 1992 Rio Convention on Climate Change as well as the UNFCCC (the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), which entered into force in 1994, were the beginning of the long journey on climate.
Energy, economy, industry, and many other areas were discussed in the 27 COPs that followed, but health….
After 30 years, the first Health Day at a COP summit took place on the 3rd of December 2023 at COP28 in Dubai. It recognised the link between climate change and health, but it took 30 years!
30 years…
Health Day at COP28: a hard-won (partial) gain https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02746-0/fulltext#:~:text=The%20Lancet%20has%20long%20campaigned,3%2C%20at%20COP28%20in%20Dubai.
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COP28 UAE https://www.cop28.com/
Climate change vs. heart and lung health: the causes and effects (Part 1)
Climate change vs. heart and lung health: the solutions (Part 2)
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