HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON OUR HEALTH?

By: Maria Angelica Egurrola H.

There is much warning about the impact of climate change on our environment.. We are invaded by dramatic information that distresses us with its content about the relentless effect of the heat wave; but, we ignore these warnings and that reality. The world burns in fever, as we would say colloquially.

Who is affected by climate change??: says the WHO: Areas with poor health infrastructure, and, most in developing countries, will have a harder time preparing and responding if they do not receive assistance. We Guajiros are immersed in this response..

And in his statement he ends with, “The children, particularly those from poor countries, "who live in vulnerable areas and the elderly and people with various pre-existing ailments or ailments". When you reach a certain age, without proper medical control and without the discipline of healthy habits, Who of our readers escapes this reality?? Few!

 

The stratospheric ozone layer is depleted, biological diversity is lost day by day, Our water sources are decreasing and fresh water reserves are on the verge of extinction., the land is degraded, and, It is no longer suitable for producing our healthy foods..

CLIMATE CHANGE ADVERTISEMENT, IN OUR LIVES ACCORDING TO THE WHO

• Climate change influences the social and environmental determinants of health, like clean air, drinking water, sufficient food and safe housing.

 

• Studies indicate that between 2030 and 2050 Climate change will cause 250.000 additional deaths each year, due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress.

 

• . Extreme air temperatures directly contribute to deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, especially among the elderly.

 

• With extreme heat, allergens and pollen increase, therefore there are more cases of asthma. It is estimated that some 300 millions of people are affected with this disease.

 

• High temperatures affect climatic conditions, and, They have a great influence on diseases transmitted by water or insects, snails and other cold-blooded animals.

 

As things stand, an increase in vector-borne diseases such as malaria is expected., dengue,and schistosomiasis, a disease transmitted by snails and that already occurs frequently in China.

 

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

During the last 50 years old, human activity, in particular the consumption of fossil fuels, has released sufficient amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to trap more heat in the lower layers of the atmosphere and alter the global climate.

 

In the last 130 years the world has warmed approximately 0,85 ºC. During the last 30 years each decade has been warmer than any preceding decade since 1850 .

 

Sea level is rising, Glaciers are melting and rainfall patterns are changing. Extreme weather events are becoming more intense and frequent

 

PREVENTIVE ACTIONS

 

In its prevention policy on the reality of our Corpoguajira environment, carries out planned work in alliance with private companies and public institutions, to cope with the heat wave.

 

That is why he recommends, take all precautions to avoid forest fires, learn to identify organic waste to guarantee good final disposal of it, understand what the post-consumer elements are to know what treatment to give once the useful life of the products ends, applies standards for the regularization of water use ,and natural resources, works on the recovery of wetlands and establishes environmental education strategies to raise awareness in you who read us today from your home. Climate change, It is a reality that burns us!