Climate change causes death and disease

On February 26, at the conference " Global climate change and response solutions of Vietnam " was held in Hanoi. 250 delegates are scientists, representatives of line ministries attended the workshop to contribute ideas to develop the National Target Program on climate change.

The workshop was organized by Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection.

At the workshop, there were 20 reports of scientists representing the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam Association of Natural Resources and Environment on overview of the impacts of climate change on health, food security and security. national security, biodiversity . and offering solutions, coping scenarios.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, Chairman of Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection said: "The issue of climate change is becoming an urgent issue not only in Vietnam but worldwide. The purpose of this workshop is to unify the information for the community to understand correctly and more fully on this issue and at the same time, the workshop will synthesize the opinions of the scientists who contribute specifically and directly develop the National Target Program. Climate change is expected to be submitted to the Government in June 2008 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and then we turn our thinking into action. "

Dr. Sinh emphasized that the manifestation of climate change for Vietnam was very clear as unusual rain and flood, increasingly severe droughts, low-lying coastal areas were submerged submerged, the water resource disputes of the streams Cross-border rivers, increasing poverty, widespread epidemics and refugees, fluctuating tourists and harming tourism properties .

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) study in 2005, climate change increases the incidence of malaria, diarrhea and malnutrition. It is forecasted that climate change will cause about 150,000 deaths and 5 million sick people each year.

Consequences of climate change impacts have been affirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) through natural disasters such as waves, heat, hot floods and floods . causing death. and illness. Especially the diseases increase under the impact of heat such as malaria, dengue fever, encephalitis (transmitted by mosquitoes); intestinal diseases (through water environment), malnutrition diseases, lung diseases . These diseases especially affect the underdeveloped economic regions, populous areas and high poverty rates . .

The 4-day workshop, from February 26-27 in Hanoi and fieldwork in Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province from February 28-29, Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection will synthesize comments. develop a national target program on climate change, which is expected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to be submitted to the Government in June 2008.

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