Reuters: ‘Next risk? Coronavirus pandemic underscores climate health threats’ – ‘How can we use this crisis to capture people’s imaginations and spur action?’

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –

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The question now is whether the current crisis can be harnessed to drive more awareness of global vulnerability and better preparation for the likely next big health threat – climate change, the experts said

“How can we use this crisis to capture people’s imaginations and spur action? Bad things can indeed happen suddenly,” said John Roome, a World Bank sustainable development director for South Asia.

“The situation we’re in would have been unimaginable a few months ago, but you can go back now and see all the warnings it could happen. And the same thing applies to climate change,” he said.