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essay on healthy people healthy environment

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Answered by Coolboy1
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Environmental degradation and pollution is estimated to cause up to 234 times as many premature deaths as occur in conflicts annually, highlighting the importance of a healthy environment to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a new report released at the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2).

Environmental impacts are responsible for the deaths of more than one quarter of all children under the age of five, the report states.

Healthy Environment, Healthy People – published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions – looks at the dangers posed by air pollution, chemicals, climate change and other issues linking environmental quality to human health and well-being.

Answered by chaudharipriyanka
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Air pollution is the world’s largest single environmental risk to health: some 7 million people across the world die each year as a result of everyday exposure to poor air quality. Who is affected depends on exposure and occupation. In some countries, simply preparing a meal is a major risk to health because of indoor air pollution with 4.3 million deaths attributed to household air pollution arising from cooking with solid fuels. Exposure is particularly high among women and young children, who spend the most time near the domestic hearth. Children, the old and those with low immunity are especially vulnerable. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation causes 58 per cent of cases of diarrhoeal diseases in low and middle-income countries. Unsafe water, inadequate sanitation or insufficient hygiene result in 3.5 million deaths worldwide, representing 25 per cent of the deaths of children younger than 14. The 50 biggest active dumpsites affect the daily lives of 64 million people. Some 107,000 people die annually from exposure to asbestos and 654,000 died from exposure to lead in 2010. Since the first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1995, 606,000 lives have been lost and 4.1 billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weatherrelated disasters. High-risk occupations include agriculture, mining and construction – often with a relatively high proportion of children, youth or migrant workers who have substantially higher rates of fatalities and exposure to chemicals and injuries. Vulnerable groups also include those living in poverty and those at greater risk owing to certain occupations, livelihoods and locations. Widespread land and coastal degradation greatly exacerbates the effects of extreme weather, destroys livelihoods and food security, threatens health and well-being, and subsequently even forces people into migration. The social and economic groups that are vulnerable to these environmental impacts often also suggest an environmental injustice at play, as the rich reap benefits from the activities that create the degradation and it is the poor and vulnerable groups who are most affected. Climate change is acknowledged as a major health risk multiplier, with existing effects that are expected to increasingly affect human health, including through negative changes to land, oceans, biodiversity and access to freshwater, and the increasing frequency and higher impact of natural disasters. Cautious estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) under a medium-high emissions scenario indicate that 250,000 additional deaths could potentially occur each year between 2030 and 2050 as a result of climate change. It may also lower the national quality of dietary intakes and worsen obesity. Environmental degradation is estimated to cause 174–234 times as many premature deaths as occur in conflicts annually. Mental health issues also rank amongst the ten largest non-fatal threats in most countries. 
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