@COP26 Keep Climate Healthy- M.A.Aleem in BMJ 2021;375:n2607

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Memo to COP26 leaders: abandon your hubris, politics, and pride and see the future through young people’s eyes

BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2607 (Published 28 October 2021)

Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:n2607

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Keep Climate Healthy

Climate change is having serious impacts on everything from the ecosystem, food, air, and water quality, all the way to having an impact on our health. Temperature increases and short and long time air pollution can have acute and long-term pathological consequences in the brain and increasing the risk of developing dementia, stroke, epilepsy, and migraines.

Furthermore, due to the changing environment, specific diseases such as malaria, dengue, and yellow fever are all also increasing in prevalence, and many of these have direct neurological consequences.

The current climate crisis is the single biggest health threat facing humanity

To avert catastrophic health impacts and prevent millions of climate related deaths, people must help in some way or other to reduce the earth and environmental warming.

This year, the COP26 climate change conference is going to be  held in Glasgow, UK, from 1-12 November 2021.

Everyone should take a pledge and contribute with lifestyle changes to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C to restore nature and a world free of environmental related deaths.

Competing interests: No competing interests

29 October 2021

M.A. Aleem

Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***

Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India

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