Our new initiative envisions that, by 2030, all Small Island Developing States have #HealthSystems that are resilient to #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/2AEGIrt #COP23pic.twitter.com/v3b9ZXjCAP
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WHO in collaboration with @UNFCCC launched a special initiative to protect people living in Small Island Developing States from the heath impacts of #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/2AEGIrt #COP23pic.twitter.com/EwDGKdcmpv
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"People living in Small Island Developing States are on the frontline of extreme weather events, rising sea levels & increased risk of infectious disease"—
@DrTedros#COP23-#ClimateActionpic.twitter.com/9A1uVTonSV
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#ClimateChange increases the risks of extreme weather events, such as the hurricanes that devastated several Caribbean islands this summer"—@DrTedros#COP23pic.twitter.com/H7NmHkCzzS
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#ClimateChange is not a political argument in Fiji & other island nations. It is an everyday reality. These communities need assistance to cope with a world that is changing in front of them"—@DrTedros#COP23pic.twitter.com/k3vpgytaxf
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"The new WHO,
@COP23,@UNFCCC initiative aims to give Small Island Developing States the resources & support to understand & manage the effects of#ClimateChange on health"—@DrTedros#COP23pic.twitter.com/stbO1dokGO
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"We are launching the initiative for Small Island Developing States because they will disproportionately bear the burden of
#ClimateChange"—@DrTedros#COP23 http://bit.ly/2hsIyqK pic.twitter.com/zrU068g2wB
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"The world must face the challenges of
#ClimateChange through collective action. I would like to thank@DrTedros for making Climate Change a top priority for WHO"—@FijiPM Bainimarama
#COP23pic.twitter.com/ox63jlFFKB
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"Thank you
@DrTedros for your work on#ClimateChange and health, and also for the initiative launched today. It will have a significant impact on the health of those living in Small Island Developing States"—@PEspinosaC#COP23pic.twitter.com/YP5dTS8M7H
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"I am proud that WHO is leading the way by putting the spotlight on the disastrous health impacts of pollution &
#ClimateChange"—@Schwarzenegger#COP23pic.twitter.com/mWA6CTEfAQ
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WHO and
@UNFCCC team up to protect health from#ClimateChange at#COP23 http://bit.ly/2jkZ5NQ pic.twitter.com/xB9EKXPTl1
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#ClimateChange is one of the most pressing public health threats of our time. The health of future generations everywhere depends on all of us working together to take concrete#ClimateAction today”—@DrTedros#COP23pic.twitter.com/ZCfyDsCBaQ
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ICYMI:
Watch @FijiPM,@DrTedros,@PEspinosaC and@Schwarzenegger discuss the health consequences of#ClimateChange at#COP23 https://goo.gl/W7uZG5 pic.twitter.com/Ajm6uqP25t
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