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The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

1. Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health – clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter.
2. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),  between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250, 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress.
3. Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in reduced air pollution and improved health.
4. The direct damage costs of climate change to health are estimated to be between $2-4 billion per year by 2030.
5. Areas with weak health infrastructure – mostly in developing countries – will be the least able to cope without assistance to prepare and respond to climate change.