World Health Organization
• The direct damage costs to health (i.e. excluding
costs in health-determining sectors
such as agriculture and water and sanitation), is
estimated to be between US$ 2-4 billion/year by
2030.
• Many of the major killers such as diarrheal
diseases, malnutrition, malaria and dengue are
highly climate-sensitive and are expected to
worsen as the climate changes.