The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning estimating the direct damage costs of climate change to health to be between $2 billion and $4 billion annually by 2030. The report also highlights the risk of foreign and domestic actors using climate misinformation to exacerbate societal divisions and civil unrest.
Janefrances ChibunduFILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoTheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations. says the direct damage costs of climate change to health is estimated to be between $2 billion to $4 billion annually by 2030.
The report said the spread of misinformation and disinformation around the globe could result in civil unrest, but may also lead to government-driven censorship, domestic propaganda and controls on the free flow of information. says there was a 4.5 percent increase in intimate partner violence in three South Asian countries when there was a 1°C increase in annual mean temperature.
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