Global Report of Lancet Countdown 2022
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GS II : Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate; GS III : Environment
What is discussed under Global Report of Lancet Countdown 2022?
- About the report
- Major Findings and Recommendations
Why in News ?
People around the world are increasingly feeling the impact of climate change on their health and wellbeing and these compounding crises are amplifying those harms.
Key Facts
- New findings presented in the seventh annual global report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveal that governments and companies continue to follow strategies that increasingly threaten the health and survival of all people alive today, and of future generations.
- This is resulting in increased risk of food insecurity, infectious disease transmission, heat-related disease, energy poverty, and deaths from exposure to air pollution.
- Governments and companies in both high- and low-income countries continue to prioritise fossil fuel interests.
- 2022 Report tracks the relationship between health and climate change across five key domains and 43 indicators, revealing that the world is at a critical juncture.
About Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
- International, multidisciplinary collaboration, dedicated to monitoring the evolving health profile of climate change.
Photo by Ella Ivanescu on Unsplash - Countries considered in the modelling study represent 50% of the world’s population and 70% of the world’s emissions – Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, the UK and the US.
- It tracks 43 indicators across five key domains: Climate Change impacts, Exposures and Vulnerability; adaptation, Planning, and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance and public and political engagement.
Major Findings and Recommendations
- From 2000-2004 to 2017-2021, heat-related deaths increased by 55% in India.
- Indians lost 167.2 billion potential labour hours due to heat exposure.
- Improvement in air quality will help to prevent deaths resulting from exposure.
- Burning of dirty fuels needs to be minimized as soon as possible.
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