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Although small islands are the least responsible for climate change, they are among the most at risk. Even as we speak, the effects of climate change are lapping at the shores of this beautiful island. The world is facing a climate crisis, and the Pacific is on the front line.
I believe strongly that to elicit the action we need, we must reframe climate change as a health issue. The effects of climate change on the atmosphere, polar ice caps and sea levels are serious and significant, but for many people they aren’t close enough to home.
However, the effects of climate change on human health are much more immediate, including death and disease caused by extreme weather events, heat stress, waterborne and foodborne diseases, malnutrition and more.
This is especially true in the Pacific, where extreme weather events and environmental changes are increasingly common, and communities are more vulnerable.
I urge the whole world to commit to save lives, cut carbon emissions, clean our air and invest in #ClimateAction, public health and sustainable development at the @UN Climate Action Summit during #UNGA next month. #PHMM2019
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