Introduction Billions of dollars are being pumped into the international climate funds annually promising to assist the vulnerable countries to cope with the climate change. However, in some parts of Central Afghanistan, families cover hours on donkeys in search of water to drink as drought becomes more severe. This discrepancy between the financial promises and […]
In many regions of the Global South, climate change has no book to be put in as an episode. It’s the dry ground right outside your door, the monsoon that is off schedule and never comes fully, the heated room that feels like an oven because there’s no fan or air conditioning, the flood that […]
In Pakistan, climate change is not headlined or a culture war talking point. It is the feel of dust in the throat on a May heat waves, the scent of stagnant floodwater in the village school transformed into a refuge and the silence of panic when the tap finally runs dry in the third week […]
The Baduy tribe in Banten, Indonesia is one of the communities that has lived hundreds of years without electricity, and modern technologies, yet they are happier, healthier, and safer from landslides and floods than people in big cities. It seems like a movie but that is their reality. We often talk about new technology like […]
Introduction Climate change is a major global threat of the 21st century, which impacts on the ecosystems, economies, and human health. Although climate change is an international event, its effects are not evenly spread. And again, although Africa does not contribute the highest to the greenhouse emission in the globe, it is also one of […]
Liberia’s climate is seasonal and is divided into two: the rainy and dry seasons. The rainy season occurs for approximately six months, between May to October, while the dry season takes place between November to February. The rainy season is always a part of the daily life of every Liberian. It gives a sense of […]
Cholera and Diarrhoea Illnesses in a Changing Climate Some of the most urgent issues regarding the population health in Sierra Leone are waterborne diseases, especially cholera and diarrhoea diseases. These diseases have become a big burden with regard to morbidity and mortality, particularly in children below the age of five, pregnant women, and those economically […]
Cholera and Diarrhoea Illnesses in a Changing Climate Some of the most urgent issues regarding the population health in Sierra Leone are waterborne diseases, especially cholera and diarrhoea diseases. These diseases have become a big burden with regard to morbidity and mortality, particularly in children below the age of five, pregnant women, and those economically […]
Climate change is now coming into sharp focus in Malawi not only in the context of environmental degradation or agricultural loss, but also regarding the low-income communities’ public health stress. As the climate shocks increase, they combine with the structural vulnerabilities, which have been building over time, and this puts pressure on health systems that […]
How Lead Poisoning from Battery Recycling is Ravaging Public Health in Nigerian Communities In the dust-filled exuberations of the industrial-town of Ogijo, which spans across the borders of Lagos and Ogun states in Nigeria, a ghastly scenario is being played as children are presently playing amidst the haze of metallic lead clouds that drift like […]
Jonathan Tarnue Payne 
Precious Douglas Maulana 
Eslam Mohamed Elsheikh 
Lutfi Nurachma 
David R.K Brown 
Asef Jafari