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The health of millions is at risk. The very young and very old will be most vulnerable. The IPCC warns of:

 more malnutrition with long-term impacts for child growth and development

 more deaths, disease and injury due to extreme weather events; people in urban areas will be most at risk – cities intensify temperatures because buildings hold heat

 an increase in diseases, including diarrhoea and cholera as a result of water contamination caused by flooding

 more problems such as chest infections and asthma because of increased low-level ozone

 changes to the way infectious diseases spread.

The warming of colder regions will lead to fewer people dying of the cold. And changes to the climate could limit the spread of malaria in some parts of Africa. But over all, the health benefits of climate change are vastly outweighed by the negative effects, particularly in poorer areas.

Mortality and climate change Estimated deaths in 2000 attributed to climate change (compared to a 1961–1990 baseline) show that Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the developing world bear the health burden of climate change.