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The next wave - How to beat future pandemics

UN Environment Programme
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A new report from UNEP and ILRI describes how the novel coronavirus is part of a growing trend of zoonotic diseases that have jumped from animals into the human population. The drivers of this trend – including climate change and an increased demand for meat – are on the rise. To stop future pandemics we must work together to adopt a “One Health” approach that brings together medical, veterinary, and environmental expertise. ...more
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COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and the IMF predicts that economic losses from the pandemic could reach $9 trillion in the next two years.

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A new report by UNEP and ILRI describes how COVID-19 is part of a growing trend of emerging zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to humans.

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The drivers of this trend - including climate change and an increased demand for meat - are on the rise.

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We must work together to adopt a "One Health" approach that brings together medical, veterinary, and environmental expertise.

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And we have to adopt policies that protect and restore our natural environments.

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This pandemic has shown us that environmental health and human health are intricately connected.

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Together, let's build back better.

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The next wave - How to beat future pandemics
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A new report from UNEP and ILRI describes how the novel coronavirus is part of a growing trend of zoonotic diseases that have jumped from animals into the human population. The drivers of this trend – including climate change and an increased demand for meat – are on the rise. To stop future pandemics we must work together to adopt a “One Health” approach that brings together medical, veterinary, and environmental expertise.

COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and the IMF predicts that economic losses from the pandemic could reach $9 trillion in the next two years.

0:05

A new report by UNEP and ILRI describes how COVID-19 is part of a growing trend of emerging zoonoses, diseases that jump from animals to humans.

0:17

The drivers of this trend - including climate change and an increased demand for meat - are on the rise.

0:23

We must work together to adopt a "One Health" approach that brings together medical, veterinary, and environmental expertise.

0:30