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“There is great potential in the Global South (...) to mitigate the damage caused by climate change,” says researcher Raquel Santiago from UFV. “We have the largest functioning environmental reserves, but there is a lack of commitment (...)”

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The results of the report, published in @TheLancet, showed a disparity between the Global North and South in terms of climate situation and impacts, which highlights the importance of carrying out research focused on Latin America.
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“Há um potencial muito grande no Sul global (...) para mitigar danos das mudanças climáticas”, avalia Raquel Santiago, da UFG. “Temos as maiores reservas ambientais ainda de pé, mas falta comprometimento (...)”

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Os resultados do relatório, publicado na @TheLancet, demonstram disparidade das consequências climáticas entre o Norte e o Sul global, o que evidencia a importância de um trabalho com foco na América Latina.
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Heat waves, fires, droughts and floods can severely affect agricultural production, changing not only the way food is produced, but also its nutritional qualities, according to nutritionist Aline de Carvalho from @sustentarea.

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Losses in food cultivation also impact access to food, which worsens the flow of malnutrition and food and nutritional insecurity.

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Ondas de calor, incêndios, secas e enchentes podem afetar produções agrícolas de maneira severa, modificando não apenas a forma de produzir alimentos, mas também suas qualidades nutricionais, segundo a nutricionista Aline de Carvalho, do @sustentarea.

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Perdas no cultivo de alimentos também impactam o acesso a alimentos, o que agrava o fluxo de desnutrição e insegurança alimentar e nutricional.

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The researchers found worrying data. The incidence of dengue cases increased, on average, by 54% across Latin America between 2013 and 2022. Bolivia (145%), Peru (95%) and Brazil (94.5%) stand out.

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Epidemiologist @Stella Hartinger is the lead author of the report "The 2023 Latin America report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change", which reported approximately 40 indicators in 17 Latin American countries.

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Os pesquisadores encontraram dados preocupantes. A incidência de casos de dengue teve, em média, aumento de 54% em todo o território latino-americano entre 2013 e 2022. Destaque para Bolívia (145%), Peru (95%) e Brasil (94,5%).

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A epidemiologista @HartingerStella é autora principal do relatório "The 2023 Latin America report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change", que reportou aproximadamente 40 indicadores em 17 países da América Latina.