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Environmental degradation and climate change are having devastating impacts in all parts of the world and particularly on the poorest communities. People in these communities often lack access to safe water and sanitation, to sustainable food and energy sources; they live in dangerous, polluted environments and face increasing risks due to natural and man-made disasters. These factors are having significant impacts on health and well-being. The Climate Action Working Group continues to bring awareness to the eye health sector and support stakeholders to take steps to become more environmentally sustainable, one of the biggest global health priorities.

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Environmental degradation and climate change are having devastating impacts in all parts of the world and particularly on the poorest communities. People in these communities often lack access to safe water and sanitation, to sustainable food and energy sources; they live in dangerous, polluted environments and face increasing risks due to natural and man-made disasters. These factors are having significant impacts on health and well-being. The Climate Action Working Group continues to bring awareness to the eye health sector and support stakeholders to take steps to become more environmentally sustainable, one of the biggest global health priorities.

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This 2-page infographic PDF and 8-slide PowerPoint presentation cover the key messages included in the Vision Atlas.

Select the following link to learn more about:

• the importance of eye health
• key vision loss stats
• eye health and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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This 10-page PDF covers the key messages from the Vision Loss Expert Group’s 2020 study “Trends in the prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years” through images, charts and text summaries.

Select the following link to learn more about:

• Number of people living vision loss globally
• The projected burden of vision loss
• Distribution and inequalities in vision loss.

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This 14-page PDF covers the key messages from the Vision Loss Expert Group’s 2020 study “Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years.” through images, charts and text summaries.

Select the following link to learn more about:

• Global causes of blindness and vision impairment
• The number affected by each cause
• Change in causes of vision loss
• Inequalities in the causes of vision loss.

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This 15-page PDF summarises progress with the national indicators set in “Universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019”.

Select this link to learn more about how different regions compare with:

• Number of eye care personnel
• Cataract surgical service delivery
• Eye health research
• National eye health committees, coordinators and plans.

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