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Region: The Americas (all subregions)
Country: Costa Rica, Guyana, United States, Honduras, Haiti, Uruguay
Health Impact: Water-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes, Malnutrition and food-borne diseases, Mental and psychosocial health, Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
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The summer of 2023 in Uruguay was the driest of the last 42 years on record, affecting the quality of potable water for over 60% of the population, significantly impacting children, adolescents, pregnant women, and people suffering chronic diseases.
https://reliefweb.int/report/uru ...
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From 1970-2019, South America faced 875 disasters, losing 57,909 lives—a 5% jump in the last 5 years, with $103B in damages, up 30%. Floods caused 77% of deaths and 58% of losses; floods and landslides made up 73% of disasters, 93% of deaths, and 63% of economic impacts.
Between 1970 and 2019, 79% of disasters worldwide involved weather, water, and climate-related hazards. These disasters accounted for 56% of d ...
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