New assessments show climate change is emerging as a significant challenge for Tonga’s health system, affecting water security, disease risks and service delivery. In parts of Tonga’s outer islands, rural health centres are already being forced to close temporarily when water supplies become unavailable. For health officials, it is one of the clearest signs, yet that climate change is beginning to disrupt more than coastlines and ecosystems. It …
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