41 million Latin American and Caribbean residents in low-elevation coastal areas face life-threatening storms and flooding due to climate change, impacting 1,448 crucial hospitals.
Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals, placing 41 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk of life-threatening storms and flooding. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reports that 6% of the region's population, about 41 million people, live in low-elevation coastal areas, with 1,448 hospitals vital to maternal health and family planning located in these vulnerable areas.
May 28, 2024
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