Encouraging collaborative efforts between environment and health sector to arrest climate deterioration

1. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Preventing diseases through promotion of a healthier environment: World Health Organization. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2016;9:364‐5. 2. Chan M, Solheim E, Taalas P. Working as One UN to Address the Root Environmental Causes of Ill Health; 2016. Available from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/commentaries/2017/ one‐un‐environmental‐health/en/. [Last accessed on 2017 Jan 05]. 3. Prüss‐Ustün A, Wolf J, Corvalán C, Neira M. Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments. A Global Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Environmental Risks. Geneva: WHO Press; 2016. p. 1‐26. Sir, The desire and necessity to live in a clean environment has become an important determinant for a healthy living and global development.[1] It is predominantly due to the millions of deaths attributed to environmental hazards and climate alterations.[1,2] In fact, the recently available estimates indicate that 25% of global deaths occur because of the environment‐related causes.[2,3] At the same time, millions of disability‐adjusted life years have also been lost due to the morbidities and premature deaths.[2] It is vital to acknowledge that failure to protect the population from environmental risks not only accounts for lives but also even puts a massive burden on the health‐care delivery system.[1,3]