SIC News Interview
The Portuguese Council for Health and Environment, which presents this Thursday a report on environment and health, argues that the climate emergency must be considered a public health emergency.
In 2021, 8% of deaths that occurred in Portugal are associated with environmental factors. It’s a of the main conclusions of a report by the which is presented this Thursday. Luis Campos, head of the council, warns that are the “main challenge” and that there is a lack of awareness and planning.
Luís Campos states that climate change has been happening at a “faster than expected” pace.
“2023 had been the hottest year on record. . Portugal is vulnerable this situation”, he states.
In an interview with SIC Notícias, the president of the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment highlights that theClimate change and environmental factors “kill one in four people”.
The specialist from the Portuguese Observatory of Health and Environment, who criticizes the reduction of environmental impact not being a political priority, warns that the “environment remains separate from health”: “Health policies ignore the environment and environmental policies ignore health.”
“The changes climate and environmental factors are the main challenge ahead”, he points out.
Luís Campos considers that there is a “lack of awareness” of the public and health professionals.
Climate emergency must be considered a public health emergency
8% of deaths that occurred in Portugal in 2021 are associated with environmental factors. This is one of the main conclusions of a report by the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment, which is presented this Thursday.
The study argues that the climate emergency must be considered a public health emergency.
The organization warns that Health policies in Portugal have neglected the impacts of climate change.
O at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon.
