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The global health effects of climate change are not well quantified today and are likely to increase in the future, with lower-income countries bearing the brunt of greater food insecurity, increased rates of chronic respiratory illnesses, and shifts in vector-borne diseases. This section explores the global health nexus between climate change and pollution and the possibilities for a more coherent policy approach to these issues.

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Promoting Sustainable Tourism in Guatemala

How community involvement is bringing new life to Laguna Brava

A Turning Point on Climate Change and Health

COP28 presents an historic opportunity to transform the response to the effects that climate change has on health.

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Climate Change and Health at COP28

The conference in Dubai seeks to elevate health in climate policy

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Rebuilding Libya’s Health-Care System

Overcoming the legacy of conflict, natural disasters, and political divisions for a healthier future

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Local Malaria and West Nile: Rallying Locally, Collaborating Globally

The United States should assess and prepare for the emerging threat of mosquito-borne illnesses

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America’s Battle Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Locally transmitted malaria cases in the United States spark a need for more innovative control strategies

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Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning When Disasters Hit

As extreme weather events and disasters increase amid climate change, here are ways to stop needless deaths

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Protecting Ourselves From Wildfire Smoke

Smoke is here to stay, so communities need to adapt

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Waste-to-Energy for U.S. Military Bases

A new technology that could replace burn pits in U.S. overseas military bases

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Telehealth's Transformation of Climate Change

Patient travel is a large driver of CO2 emissions, but telehealth can change that

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PEPFAR Meets Climate Change

Another president's emergency plan for another global health crisis

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Deep Sea Discoveries and Global Health

Humans have only begun to explore the ocean's potential for healing diseases

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Zombie Viruses From the Arctic

Thawing permafrost is releasing microbes from the Neanderthal era—how real is the risk for public health?

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Outer Space and Global Health

Space has become more important to global health, creating new challenges and exacerbating old problems