A research conducted by HomeNet South Asia in coalition with Mahila Housing Trust & Saathi under the support of IDRC in Asia found that #ClimateChange is adversely impacting home based workers, where in 43% of women reported loss of cash income, while 41% reported reduced productivity.
In a world with an increasing human population, #ClimateChange may have a serious impact on our ability to grow enough food. According to Stockholm Environment Institute climate & policy research team, this could lead to commodity price increases, panic buying, food bank reliance & civil unrest causing global #FoodInsecurity
As per a paper authored by Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke, it has been found that #ClimateChange induced heatwaves is linked to many health impacts like injures at the workplace, death from heat-related illness & acute kidney damage leading to heavy labour losses. #ActOnClimate
As per CSTEP India study, summer maximum temperature is projected to increase by 0.5°C to 1.5°C, & the winter minimum temperature by 1°C to 2°C in the southern states of #India with an increase in the number of rainy days by more than 2.5 mm rainfall/day #ClimateChange #ActNow
According to research by Scientific Reports, the mass ice loss from nearly 15,000 ice sheets in the #Himalayas is especially rapid compared with other parts of the world. This will have serious social implications on 750 million people who depend on these glaciers for freshwater
As per a study by Giz India in collaboration with The National Institute of Disaster Management, #ClimateChange is likely to exacerbate the intensity & frequency of weather-related disasters. In #India, the climate variability manifests in the form of floods, droughts, heat waves & cyclones. #ActOnClimate
The substantial decline in #Arctic land ice extent since 1979 is one of the iconic indicators of #ClimateChange. Without urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the world will continue to witness rising sea levels leading to submersion of coastal cities. #ArticMeltMatters
Many disease-causing organisms are influenced by environmental factors like temperature, rainfall & humidity, which are in turn influenced by #ClimateChange. This has been a major driver for the spread of infectious diseases including #COVID19 as per Science of the Total Environment journal #ActOnClimate
According to Environmental Health Perspectives, from birth to age 5, children are highly vulnerable to #ClimateChange related infectious disease, environmental toxins, heat exposure & dehydration and these interact with & increase mental health vulnerability. #ActOnClimate #MentalHealthMatters
As per American Psychiatric Association, long-term impacts of #ClimateChange, such as population migration, food scarcity, loss of employment & social support, have consequences for mental health & can lead to disorders like anxiety, depression & post-traumatic stress disorders #MentalHealthMatters
