By Jose de la Cruz, LEPRA Health in Action
Flooding as a result of climate change will have the most impact on disabled people
Climate change is a health and disability issue. It will affect the world’s poor and of those disabled people will be the most severely affected. People with Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and other disabilities in developing countries will bear the impact of climate change.
Many factors associated with climate change will affect people with disabilities. These include: heat waves, drought and the resulting food insecurity, water scarcity, flooding and climate related disasters. All of these factors will have severe effects on the health of disabled people.
» Read more: Climate Change and Morbidity Management for Lymphatic Filariasis
