COP28: water and health

by time news

2023-12-05 10:00:03

On the occasion of the 28th UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP 28) which takes place from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, we are talking about the effects of global warming on the climate cycle. water, an essential resource for the balance of the body. In certain regions of the globe, the effects are already real.

In 2010, the UN listed the right to drinking water and sanitation as a human right. However, globally, 2.1 billion people do not have access to drinking water at home, and 4.5 billion people do not have a safe sanitation system.

To what extent are access to water and sanitation key health issues? Are certain critical situations reversible? On what scale is it possible to intervene? How can we raise awareness among populations about the health risks linked to water?

Professor Olivier Bouchaudresponsible for Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, at Avicenne University Hospital in Bobigny in the Paris region, president of the Welcoming Association for Refugee Doctors and Health Personnel In France Mohamed Fouad AbdoManaging Director of ONEAD (National Office of Water and Sanitation of Djibouti) Baptiste Lecuyothead of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene division of the NGO Solidarités International Report from Florence Miettaux, RFI correspondent in Juba, South Sudan, on the impact on health of crises and massive displacements linked to climate change and war in Bentiu, northern South Sudan

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