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Anwar Mendez, MPH
Health & Climate Specialist ⚕️ | Software Developer 💻 | Lifelong learner 📚 | Belizean-American 🇧🇿
Joined Apr 11, 2023
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Climate change could displace over 17 million people within Latin America by 2050, about 2.6% of its population, due to dwindling water sources, reduced crop productivity, and threats from sea level rise and storms. The poorest, most vulnerable areas face the greatest impact.
Climate change is emerging as a potent driver of internal migration. In Latin America, internal climate migrants can number over 17 million, r ...
2018The Americas (all subregions)All countriesGeneralMalnutrition and food-borne diseasesMental and psychosocial healthWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes -
The economic cost of dengue in Latin America is high, exceeding US$ 3 billion annually; in some countries, such as Brazil, it may be as high as US$ 1.4 billion annually.
The main economic impact of dengue was due to productivity costs. Average annual cost was more than US$ 3 billion. Direct costs represented ov ...
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Under a 3.7°C rise, Latin America could see up to 7.5M extra dengue cases yearly by mid-century. Limiting climate change to 2 °C could reduce dengue cases by about 2.8 million cases per year by the end of the century compared with a no-policy scenario.
“This study is a multigeneral circulation model, multiscenario modeling exercise developed to quantify the dengue-related health benefits of l ...
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Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat in South America, a crucial water source that nearly 4 million people in rely on2018South AmericaBoliviaEcuadorPeruWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes
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Hurricane Irma's wrath on Antigua and Barbuda: 95% of structures, including hospitals and schools, obliterated in Barbuda. No safe drinking water, no communication post-storm. Property damage soared to $300M.
"This small island took a direct hit from Irma at its peak intensity. Irma’s catastrophic winds caused destruction across the island, damaging ...
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