COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world
Atwoli, L., Erhabor, G., Gbakima, A., Haileamlak, A., Ntumba, J., Kigera, J., Laybourn-Langton, L., Mash, B., Muhia, J., Mulaudzi, F., Ofori-Adjei, D., Okonofua, F., Rashidian, A., El-Adawy, M., Sidibé, S., Snouber, A., Tumwine, J., Yassien, M., Yonga, P., Zakhama, L., Zielinski, C. (2022). COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world. EKB Journal Management System, 3(4), 772-775. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.266555
Lukoye Atwoli; Gregory Erhabor; Aiah Gbakima; Abraham Haileamlak; Jean-Marie Ntumba; James Kigera; Laurie Laybourn-Langton; Bob Mash; Joy Muhia; Fhumulani Mulaudzi; David Ofori-Adjei; Friday Okonofua; Arash Rashidian; Maha El-Adawy; Siaka Sidibé; Abdelmadjid Snouber; James Tumwine; Mohammad Sahar Yassien; Paul Yonga; Lilia Zakhama; Chris Zielinski. "COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 4, 2022, 772-775. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.266555
Atwoli, L., Erhabor, G., Gbakima, A., Haileamlak, A., Ntumba, J., Kigera, J., Laybourn-Langton, L., Mash, B., Muhia, J., Mulaudzi, F., Ofori-Adjei, D., Okonofua, F., Rashidian, A., El-Adawy, M., Sidibé, S., Snouber, A., Tumwine, J., Yassien, M., Yonga, P., Zakhama, L., Zielinski, C. (2022). 'COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world', EKB Journal Management System, 3(4), pp. 772-775. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.266555
Atwoli, L., Erhabor, G., Gbakima, A., Haileamlak, A., Ntumba, J., Kigera, J., Laybourn-Langton, L., Mash, B., Muhia, J., Mulaudzi, F., Ofori-Adjei, D., Okonofua, F., Rashidian, A., El-Adawy, M., Sidibé, S., Snouber, A., Tumwine, J., Yassien, M., Yonga, P., Zakhama, L., Zielinski, C. COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(4): 772-775. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.266555

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Article 2, Volume 3, Issue 4, November 2022, Page 772-775  XML PDF (227.28 K)
Document Type: Editorials
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2022.266555
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Authors
Lukoye Atwoli1; Gregory Erhabor2; Aiah Gbakima3; Abraham Haileamlak4; Jean-Marie Ntumba5; James Kigera6; Laurie Laybourn-Langton7; Bob Mash8; Joy Muhia9; Fhumulani Mulaudzi10; David Ofori-Adjei11; Friday Okonofua12; Arash Rashidian13; Maha El-Adawy14; Siaka Sidibé15; Abdelmadjid Snouber16; James Tumwine17; Mohammad Sahar Yassien18; Paul Yonga19; Lilia Zakhama20; Chris Zielinski email 21
1East African Medical Journal Editor-In-Chief
2West African Journal of Medicine Editor-In-Chief
3Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research Editor-In-Chief
4Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences Editor-In-Chief
5Annales Africaines de Medecine Editor-In-Chief
6Annals of African Surgery Editor-In-Chief
7University of Exeter
8African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine Editor-In-Chief
9London School of Medicine and Tropical Hygiene Editor-In-Chief
10Curationis Editor-In-Chief
11Ghana Medical Journal Editor-In-Chief
12African Journal of Reproductive Health Editor-In-Chief
13Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Executive Editor
14Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Director of Health Promotion
15Mali Médical Director of Publication
16Journal de la Faculté de Médecine d’Oran Managing Editor
17African Health Sciences Editor-in-Chief
18Evidence-Based Nursing Research Editor-in-Chief
19East African Medical Journal Managing Editor
20La Tunisie Médicale Editor-in-Chief
21University of Winchester
Abstract
Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change.
The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods. These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and mortality. To avoid these catastrophic health effects across all regions of the globe, there is broad agreement—as 231 health journals argued together in 2021—that the rise in global temperature must be limited to less than 1.5oC compared with pre-industrial levels.
 While the Paris Agreement of 2015 outlines a global action framework that incorporates providing climate finance to developing countries, this support has yet to materialise. COP27 is the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP) to be organised in Africa since its inception in 1995. Ahead of this meeting, we—as health journal editors from across the continent—call for urgent action to ensure it is the COP that finally delivers climate justice for Africa and vulnerable countries. This is essential not just for the health of those countries, but for the health of the whole world.
Keywords
Climate change; Climate and health; Ecology; Climate and Africa
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