Climate change joins forces with public health for Southeast Asia

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Although the United States and Canada are not part of the Paris climate agreement, U.S. leaders want to keep the coal industry alive. Watch Hester’s interview with coal miners on the United States House floor. https://t.co/D9ho5qF56l pic.twitter.com/nDTQxLphQQ — Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) June 8, 2018

The burden of climate change and public health have now entangled the emerging economies of Southeast Asia and the so-called middle-income countries around the world.

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