Launch of a joint call to action by WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA and advocacy brief by PMNCH and partnersFrom 30 November through 12 December, world leaders, experts, and advocates are convening at COP 28 to drive action on climate change. Decisions made in Dubai must be based on evidence and a commitment to meeting the health, rights, and needs of those in vulnerable situations. This panel presents research on the impacts and important actions to protect and promote the health and rights of women, children, adolescents, and future generations: those who will bear the greatest burdens of the climate crisis, and who will be asked to come up with solutions.A growing body of epidemiological evidence links climate hazards to adverse maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes, ranging from gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia to preterm births, to the development of respiratory diseases and negative effects on learning and family function.Climate change additionally t
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