It is estimated that around 7 million people worldwide die every year as a result of air pollution.
ADVERTISING
With air pollution over the city of Dubai, where COP28 is currently taking place, world leaders turned their attention to it the effects of climate change on health.
During the day, summit participants were able to walk through “pollution pods,” a set of three interconnected geodesic domes designed to do so Simulate air quality in three world cities.
“We have London, New Delhi and Beijing. And when you enter You smell the level of pollution “In these cities, you experience the level of visibility or lack of visibility that you might experience if you go there,” said Jane Burston, executive director of the Clean Air Fund.
Pollution kills about 7 million people every year
It is estimated that About 7 million people die every year The spread of diseases such as cholera and malaria as a result of global warming, which is having a devastating impact on climate systems, is a matter of great concern.
Despite the major impact of the climate crisis on human health, 27 COPs were held without any serious debate on healthwhich was criticized by climate activists.
“The health of all people is not affected in the same way. “Some people are more vulnerable,” said one of the activists protesting these days against the inaction of world leaders.
“That’s why we’re here. We are not in a hospital because we want to be here and.” Defend patients” He said. “It’s not just air pollution. It’s heat waves. “It’s an increase in infectious diseases.”
Activists protest against “inaction” by politicians
As world leaders are in Dubai for the climate summit, several demonstrations and protests organized by activists have taken place in major cities across Europe call for urgent action against climate change.
In Brussels, thousands of people supported a demonstration organized by the Belgian climate coalition Integrate climate issues into the Belgian Presidency of the European Unionwhich starts in a few weeks.