WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the climate crisis was also a health crisis, but much of its harm could be prevented using existing tools. (EPA Images pic)GENEVA: Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
The UN agency's report, released days before the COP31 climate change conference kicks off, proposed heat-health warning systems and climate-resilient infrastructure for drinking water and sanitation.
Improved hand hygiene, cleaner household energy sources and more efficient fossil fuel pricing were also on the list.
"The climate crisis is a health crisis, but much of the harm it causes can be prevented with tools we already have," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.
