Health
Our world isn’t what it was 50 years ago. As the planet warms up, animal habitats change, and new, fatal vector-borne and zoonotic infections emerge, Earth and life on it will be sicker than at any other time in history. By 2100, more than 50 per cent of the existing infectious diseases will be more lethal and highly resistant to treatment. This makes communicating human health in the context of climate change an immediate, local health crisis rather than a distant environmental challenge.
BACKGROUND
How health and climate change are communicated must, however, help allay rather than fuel fear, doom, and despair. That’s why we work with health professionals, research institutions, health ministries, and pharmaceutical companies to shift public understanding of climate and health from pessimism to proactive, actionable personal health steps, promote positivity, and challenge misinformation for overall human well-being.
