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Het indijken van het ebolavirus in de onrustige Oost-Congolese provincie Ituri wordt een uitdaging, schrijft MO*journaliste Elien Spillebeen. Niet alleen de aanhoudende onveiligheid baart experts zorgen, ook de onderfinanciering van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie en de afbouw van het Amerikaanse USAID wegen zwaar door.

Selon les chiffres de l’Institut Pasteur, le bilan témoigne de déjà onze fois plus de cas en cinq mois qu’en 2023. Pour Sylvain Brisse, spécialiste du sujet, il faut rester vigilant quant à l’évolution de la maladie dans les mois à venir.

The climate crisis has begun to disrupt human societies by severely affecting the very foundations of human livelihood and social organisation. Climate impacts are not equally distributed across the world: on average, low- and middle-income countries suffer greater impacts than their richer counterparts. At the same time, the climate crisis is also marked by significant inequalities within countries. Recent research reveals a high concentration of global greenhouse gas emissions among a relatively small fraction of the population, living in emerging and rich countries. In addition, vulnerability to numerous climate impacts is strongly linked to income and wealth, not just between countries but also within them.