Role of Climate Change During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Salum Haji Hamisi Department of Geography, Muslim University of Morongo, Tanzania
  • Abdillah Mussa Kitota Department of Biology, Muslim University of Morongo, Tanzania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/ajec.v1i3.760

Keywords:

Climate Change, COVID-19, Pandemic, Weather and Climate

Abstract

Climate change has become a topic of concern around the world. Many aspects of human well-being are affected by climate change. The social, economic, political, ecological and cultural development was influenced directly or indirectly. This paper has examined the role of climate change during the current period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The documentary analysis method was chosen. Various books, research reports, WHO databases and internet sources have been used extensively. Various literature shows that climate change may have played a significant role in the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 affects people with compromised immunity. The weakened immunity results from some diseases and treatments that weaken the body’s immunity. These include chronic lung diseases such as chronic asthma, some cancers, high blood pressure (hypertension), HIV / AIDS, and some developmental diseases. As a result, people become vulnerable to COVID-19. Poor diet also causes people to have weak immunity and become less resistant to the coronavirus. Poor nutrition results from changes in the climate pattern; Unavailability of sufficient and high-quality food, low production of sufficient food, and inaccessibility of high-quality food due to poverty. The world must take serious steps to stop excessive greenhouse gas emissions. If not, the human species will die as new diseases and viruses will emerge to take our lives as COVID-19 did.

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Published

2022-11-27

How to Cite

Hamisi, S. H., & Abdillah , M. K. (2022). Role of Climate Change During the Covid-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Environment and Climate, 1(3), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.54536/ajec.v1i3.760