COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Lukoye Atwoli; Gregory E. Erhabor; Aiah A. Gbakima; Abraham Haileamlak; Jean Marie Kayembe Ntumba; James Kigera; Laurie Laybourn-Langton; Robert Mash; Joy Muhia; Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi; David Ofori-Adjei; Friday Okonofua; Arash Rashidian; Maha El-Adawy; Siaka Sidibé; Abdelmadjid Snouber; James Tumwine; Sahar Yassien Mohammad; Paul Yonga; Lilia Zakhama; Chris Zielinski

doi:10.4102/PHCFM.V14I1.3830

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Lukoye Atwoli
, Gregory E. Erhabor
, Aiah A. Gbakima
, Abraham Haileamlak
, Jean Marie Kayembe Ntumba
, James Kigera
, Laurie Laybourn-Langton
, Robert Mash
, Joy Muhia
, Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi
, David Ofori-Adjei
, Friday Okonofua
, Arash Rashidian
, Maha El-Adawy
, Siaka Sidibé
, Abdelmadjid Snouber
, James Tumwine
, Sahar Yassien Mohammad
, Paul Yonga
, Lilia Zakhama

Chris Zielinski

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Abstract

The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods.1 These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and mortality. To avoid these catastrophic health effects across all regions of the globe, there is broad agreement – as 231 health journals argued together in 2021 – that the rise in global temperature must be limited to less than 1.5 °C compared with pre-industrial levels.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	a3830
Journal	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4102/PHCFM.V14I1.3830
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Atwoli, L., Erhabor, G. E., Gbakima, A. A., Haileamlak, A., Ntumba, J. M. K., Kigera, J., Laybourn-Langton, L., Mash, R., Muhia, J., Mulaudzi, F. M., Ofori-Adjei, D., Okonofua, F., Rashidian, A., El-Adawy, M., Sidibé, S., Snouber, A., Tumwine, J., Mohammad, S. Y., Yonga, P., ... Zielinski, C. (2022). COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 14(1), Article a3830. https://doi.org/10.4102/PHCFM.V14I1.3830

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