{"id":20081870,"date":"2022-01-06T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=81870"},"modified":"2022-01-20T08:22:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T02:52:43","slug":"pandemic-lessons-for-climate-change-age-best-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/pandemic-lessons-for-climate-change-age-best-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2021: Pandemic lessons for the climate change age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">If 2020 was the year the world woke up to the threat of a global pandemic, in 2021 we had to learn to live with Covid-19. Meanwhile, throughout the year the <a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/climate-change-disasters-2021\/\">impacts of climate change<\/a> on the Himalayan region and South Asia were laid out ever more starkly, compounding the region\u2019s health-related <a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/livelihoods\/covid-19-engulfs-unprepared-himalayas\/\">vulnerabilities<\/a>, often linked to poverty and lack of infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parts of South Asia and the Himalayas faced heightened health risks in areas where Covid-19 added to the chronic health burdens caused by environmental factors, from air pollution to water scarcity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of the current wave of contagion, we reflected on how many of the pandemic challenges faced by South Asia and the world at large mirror those posed by climate change. Here we highlight five key stories from The Third Pole&#8217;s 2021 coverage in which we explored the intersection between human health and the natural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opinion-pandemic-reveals-a-world-unprepared-for-climate-crisis\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/pandemic-reveals-world-unprepared-climate-crisis\/\">Opinion: Pandemic reveals a world unprepared for climate crisis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxygen-covid-karnataka-pti-hero-image.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxygen-covid-karnataka-pti-hero-image-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxygen-covid-karnataka-pti-hero-image-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxygen-covid-karnataka-pti-hero-image.jpg 2500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2500px\" alt=\"oxygen covid-19 karnataka india pandemic\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">At a queue to refill oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 patients in Karnataka, during the second wave of the pandemic in India (Image: Press Trust of India)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/oxygen-covid-karnataka-pti-hero-image.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1302\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2500\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the throes of the wave of Covid-19 that hit South Asia in spring 2021, Omair Ahmad, our managing editor for South Asia, reflected on how the world is ill equipped to deal with global crises. Whether a pandemic or the impacts of climate change, the same issues surface: from structural inequality and narrow, nationalistic responses to global problems, to a lack of technological cooperation between developed and developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-pollution-adds-to-india-s-pandemic-pain\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/pollution\/covid-air-pollution-india\/\">Air pollution adds to India&#8217;s pandemic pain<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Covid-and-air-pollution-hero-image-photo-Alamy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Covid-and-air-pollution-hero-image-photo-Alamy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Covid-and-air-pollution-hero-image-photo-Alamy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Covid-and-air-pollution-hero-image-photo-Alamy.jpg 2500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2500px\" alt=\"air pollution in India during covid-19\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Morning walkers masked against the Covid-19 virus and the smog near India Gate in New Delhi in November 2020 (Image: Manish Rajput\/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire\/Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Covid-and-air-pollution-hero-image-photo-Alamy.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1667\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2500\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the death toll mounted in India, we heard from doctors who explained how growing up and living amidst severe air pollution means that many Indians are more vulnerable to viruses that attack the lungs, such as Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biomedical-waste-and-covid-19-people-on-the-front-line-are-facing-serious-issues\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/pollution\/people-on-the-front-line-are-facing-serious-issues-biomedical-waste-and-covid-19\/\">Biomedical waste and Covid-19: &#8216;People on the front line are facing serious issues&#8217;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2CPAHRC-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2CPAHRC-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2CPAHRC-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2CPAHRC-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2560px\" alt=\"biomedical waste\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">A waste collector walks over disposed medical waste bags at a rubbish dump outside a New Delhi hospital (Image: Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2CPAHRC-scaled.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"843 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1639\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, experts discuss the rise in biomedical waste, including masks, personal protective equipment and syringes, associated with the pandemic response. While most countries have stringent regulations in place to prevent this type of waste from becoming a health and environmental hazard, many developing nations were so overwhelmed by the Covid-19 pandemic that these rules were not always implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saltwater-puts-women-s-health-at-risk-in-bangladesh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/livelihoods\/saltwater-risks-womens-health-bangladesh\/\">Saltwater puts women&#8217;s health at risk in Bangladesh<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5417-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5417-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5417-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5417-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2560px\" alt=\"A woman is collecting water from a pond in rural Bangladesh\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">A woman collects water from a pond in Bangladesh. In the country\u2019s southwest, drinkable water is becoming increasingly scarce due to salt contamination. (Image: Abu Siddique)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5417-scaled.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1920\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the spread of Covid-19, journalists writing for The Third Pole shone a spotlight on other critical health issues exacerbated by a changing environment. This investigation looked at how rising salinity in Bangladesh\u2019s freshwater sources is harming women\u2019s health in particular. The Third Pole collected and analysed water samples from eight locations, finding high concentrations of salt, which numerous studies have connected with health issues such as gestational hypertension and urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-as-india-breaks-the-taboo-over-sanitary-pads-an-environmental-crisis-mounts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/culture\/sanitary-pads-environmental-crisis\/\">As India breaks the taboo over sanitary pads, an environmental crisis mounts<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sanitary1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sanitary1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sanitary1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sanitary1.jpg 2500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2500px\" alt=\"Health workers distributing free sanitary pads to the women and girls in the Indian state of Tripura and explaining to them the necessary of using it, in a health camp. [image by: Abhisek Saha \/ SOPA Images \/ ZUMA Wire \/ Alamy Live News]\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Health workers distributing free sanitary pads to women and girls in a health camp in the Indian state of Tripura (Image by: Abhisek Saha \/ Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sanitary1.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1666\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2500\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The adoption of sanitary pads in India is a welcome development that is improving sanitation among menstruating people while helping to end the social stigma around periods which still persists in the country. However, since most of the available products are made of plastic, India faces a potential new wave of hazardous, non-biodegradable waste. 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