Source: https://climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/climate-crisis-health-crisis-heres-why

Human health is deeply interconnected with our planet’s climate and the health of the biosphere. When temperatures and sea levels rise, when storms rage and wildfire smoke pollutes the air, when habitat destruction and droughts affect water and food security, humans cannot escape the consequences–especially in countries and communities already struggling to manage existing health challenges. 

As the impacts of climate change escalate, they can perpetuate or even aggravate cycles of inequality, deepening health and social inequities within and between countries. Marginalized communities, who are least equipped to cope with the effects, often bear the brunt of these impacts.