This year — with record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no region has been immune to the signs of a warming climate.
This is our new normal. Even under the most optimistic scenarios, including the historic decision from the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 28, to transition away from fossil fuels, we will continue to see more climate-related crises with greater frequency and severity.
And climate change is killing us.
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About the authors
Dr. Vanessa Kerry
Dr. Vanessa Kerry is the co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, a nonprofit organization focused on health systems strengthening and transformation. In June 2023, Dr. Kerry was appointed WHO special envoy for climate change and health.
Mamta Murthi. Ph.D.
Mamta Murthi is vice president for human development at the World Bank overseeing the Global Practices for Education; Health, Nutrition, and Population; Gender; Social Protection and Jobs – as well as the Human Capital Project. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oxford.
