{"id":9564,"date":"2021-10-28T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9564"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:26:38","slug":"addressing-climate-change-the-environment-and-health-in-the-western-pacific-region","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/addressing-climate-change-the-environment-and-health-in-the-western-pacific-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing climate change in the Western Pacific Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This is a statement made at the 72nd<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region<\/strong><strong> on climate change, environment and health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Air pollution is one of the most important risk factors for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and respiratory diseases, and exposure to air pollution has also been linked with increased vulnerability to the more severe consequences of COVID-19. In 2019, an estimated <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6.7 million deaths<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or 12 percent of all deaths worldwide, were attributable to outdoor or household air pollution.\u00a0 As many as half of these\u00a0deaths\u00a0were due to\u00a0heart disease and stroke.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However,\u00a0progress\u00a0in turning\u00a0policy\u00a0recommendations\u00a0into\u00a0concrete actions\u00a0has been slow.\u00a0Nine in ten people worldwide\u00a0continue\u00a0to be exposed to levels of air pollution above WHO Air Quality Guidelines. Those living in low-resource settings\u00a0are especially vulnerable and disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of air pollution, which\u00a0constitutes a major, and\u00a0often\u00a0increasing,\u00a0threat to public health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But there are\u00a0many\u00a0things we can do to reduce air pollution and the harm it causes to\u00a0people\u2019s\u00a0health.\u00a0The World Heart Federation has recently published a policy brief outlining the policies and investments supporting cleaner transport, energy-efficient homes, power generation, industry regulation, access to clean fuel and technologies, and better municipal waste management\u00a0that\u00a0can effectively reduce key sources of\u00a0both indoor and outdoor\u00a0air pollution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Physicians, scientific societies, foundations, patient groups, and policymakers at the local, national and global level all have a key role to play in reducing the negative impacts of air pollution:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Doctors can monitor their patients\u2019 risk and advise them on measures they can take to reduce their\u00a0individual\u00a0exposure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scientific societies, foundations and civil society organizations can advocate for measures to reduce air pollution and disseminate information to increase awareness of its negative impacts\u00a0on people\u2019s health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">City mayors and local officials can expand low- or zero-carbon public transport, create emission-free zones, require and promote cleaner fuels for heating and cooking, enhance incentives and infrastructure to support walking and cycling, and establish city-wide air quality monitoring.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the national and global level, policymakers can work to implement air pollution policies that put health at the\u00a0heart.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through targeted patient interventions, key city-level infrastructure investments, and above all concrete policy action on an international scale,\u00a0we can significantly reduce\u00a0the\u00a0negative impacts of\u00a0air pollution on\u00a0our\u00a0cardiovascular\u00a0systems and breathe a little easier for our hearts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a statement made at the 72nd\u00a0Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region on climate change, environment and health. &nbsp; 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