气候变化使非洲的洪水和干旱恶化,损害了心理健康和保健服务,干旱减少了因粮食和缺水而导致的艾滋病毒治疗的坚持率。 Climate change worsens floods and droughts in Africa, harming mental health and healthcare access, with droughts reducing HIV treatment adherence due to food and water shortages.

根据正在南非、肯尼亚、布基纳法索和莫桑比克进行的研究,气候变化正在非洲各地不断恶化的洪水和干旱,严重影响了心理健康和获得医疗保健的机会。 Climate change is worsening floods and droughts across Africa, severely impacting mental health and healthcare access, according to ongoing research in South Africa, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Mozambique. KwaZulu-Natal的研究发现,2014年的干旱与艾滋病毒治疗坚持率的急剧下降有关,五分之一的病人在食物和水短缺、生计丧失和环境破坏造成的创伤的驱动下,在服药方面挣扎不已。 Studies in KwaZulu-Natal found a 2014 drought linked to a sharp drop in HIV treatment adherence, with one in five patients struggling to take medication, driven by food and water shortages, lost livelihoods, and trauma from environmental destruction. 研究人员目前正在使用跨学科方法,结合数据和社区故事,了解气候灾害造成的复杂心理损失,因为自1970年代以来极端天气事件激增。 Researchers are now using interdisciplinary methods, combining data and community stories, to understand the complex psychological toll of climate disasters, as extreme weather events have surged since the 1970s.