Climate change threatens low-lying Caribbean hospitals, UN says

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- Tens of millions of people living in coastal areas around the Caribbean and Latin America face imminent risks to healthcare and key infrastructure as climate change brings more severe weather events, according to a United Nations report on Tuesday.

In the Caribbean nations of Suriname, Guyana and the Bahamas, as well as the Dutch and British territories of Aruba and the Cayman Islands, these accounted for over 80% of hospitals. Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, counted the most hospitals in vulnerable low-lying areas, with 519 - representing just over 7% of the number nationwide.

 

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