We are living in a time of environmental emergency.
Climate change is accelerating, causing enormous damage to human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared climate change the single greatest threat to human health in the 21st Century. There is no separating the two – the climate crisis is a health crisis.
Yet healthcare is caught in a paradoxical relationship with climate change. The health sector is responsible for approximately 5% of global emissions – contributing to our changing climate, while on the frontline of dealing with climate-sensitive health burdens.
This series explores both the challenges and the solutions around securing planetary health. These are the stories of communities around the world rising to protect their homes and their health from the widespread impacts of the climate crisis.
As the series uncovers the extent of the human impact of climate change, one question emerges - can our health be secured while protecting the planet’s?
