Climate change as a matter of public health
by The Daily Eye Team April 10 2014, 3:08 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secsFor a long time people perceived climate change as an environmental issue–the concern of environmentalists, the concern of a few. It was reframed as a justice issue at the turn of the 21st century, when it became clear that those most likely to suffer the consequences of climate change were primarily those who had least contributed to its cause. Africa in particular has contributed little to the climate change crisis and yet is considered to be one of the regions most vulnerable to its effects.