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The Impact of Global Warming in Poor Countries

The Impact of Global Warming in Poor Countries. O. Saavedra , MD, FACP. Impacts & Inequalities. “Catastrophes are not democratic.” Loss of healthy life years in Africa will be 500 times that in Europe IPCC – adverse health effects in poor countries

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The Impact of Global Warming in Poor Countries

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  1. The Impact of Global Warming in Poor Countries O. Saavedra, MD, FACP

  2. Impacts & Inequalities “Catastrophes are not democratic.” Loss of healthy life years in Africa will be 500 times that in Europe IPCC – adverse health effects in poor countries Unequal access to environmental fundamentals 1.1 billion people lack safe drinking water 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation UNMDG’s - unachievable

  3. Millennium Development Goals Eradicate extreme hunger & poverty Achieve universal primary education Reduce child mortality Promote gender equality & empower women Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development

  4. “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  5. Poor Countries and Climate Change • Economy dependency on agriculture • Population growth, rainfall pattern, water • Falls in crop yields – increase undernourished • Diverting fertile land to biofuel production • Deforestation. Intern. Alliance of Forest People • Extreme events • Climate sensitive viral diseases: humans, etc • Increase in conflicts, displacement

  6. 11th Annual Earth Day Expo Saturday, April 26, 2008 – Winnie Palmer Hospital Auditorium

  7. Earth Web Foundation Vision statement “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things are connected.” Chief Seatle,1864 Dedicated to strengthening the threads that connect all of us by focusing on health, environmental and educational initiatives. Empowering individuals of all races, socioeconomic classes and nations to improve living conditions for current and future generations

  8. Our Response • Public education – improving awareness • Medical curriculum – minimize GHGs • Health sector training, disaster preparedness • Prevention = vaccines, pest control, food hygiene, nutritional support • Health care to all – “a human right” • CDC (www.cdc.gov/nceh/climatechange)

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