Why is antibiotic resistance worsening with climate change? | Inside Story

Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year by 2050, according to a United Nations Development Programme report.
Scientists say climate change is also driving the looming crisis.
Why is there such risk and what's being done about it?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests:
Mukesh Kapila - World Health Organization advisor on antimicrobial resistance. Professor Emeritus, Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester.
Anna Farra - Infectious Diseases Specialist for Doctors Without Borders; co-wrote piece addressing the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Gaza.
Alistair Farley - Scientific Lead, Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, specialising in bacterial resistance.
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[@BobQuigley]

Well grounded and argued. We need more similar conversations on all of our common woes

[@amilaperera1]

Exactly

[@william2631]

Completely agree it’s the only we can began to rationalise a crisis shared by everyone potential and present

[@Writerwrites]

Misuse of antibiotics is the major cause of antibiotics resistance. Most Doctors in India unnecessarily prescribe heavy antibiotics in huge doses for a long period of time.

[@SuzanaMantovaniCerqueira]

And independently of climate change: the lack of sanitation, lack of water, the malnutrition, the presence of diseases, the wars, the misuse of antibiotics, the lack of to know which kind of microorganism to treat the infection … everything is already a problem. Climate is amplified the crise. And we can have new and dangerous microorganisms happening, with the lack of the biodiversity, with the melting of permafrost, the brutal change of temperatures. Another risk ? Bio weapons 😣 Then think in vírus again.

[@OldScientist]

The UN's IPCC AR6, chapter 12 "Climate Change Information for Regional Impact and for Risk Assessment", section 12.5.2, table 12.12 confirms there is a lack of evidence or no signal that the following have changed: Air Pollution Weather (temperature inversions), Aridity, Avalanche (snow), Average precipitation, Average Wind Speed, Coastal Flood, Agricultural drought, Hydrological drought, Erosion of Coastlines, Fire Weather (hot and windy), Flooding From Heavy Rain (pluvial floods), Frost, Hail, Heavy Rain, Heavy Snowfall and Ice Storms, Landslides, Marine Heatwaves, Ocean Acidity, Radiation at the Earth’s Surface, River/Lake Floods, Sand and Dust Storms, Sea Level, Severe Wind Storms, Snow, Glacier, and Ice Sheets, Tropical Cyclones.

[@boredfeline]

Should be added the amount of processed foods that people eat. Not an expert but I know that adds up to that somehow.

[@nisarn2641]

Today using of dangerous chemical using on agricultural field also very dangerous chemical and biological weapon using war affected areas like Iraq siriya afganisthan palastheen and Natural calamities areas will not effect of antibiotics not defensive? Antibiotics are old version now these chemical era would have find out another effective one?❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮

[@amilaperera1]

Very useful information

[@sidali2590]

Gotta love Al Jazeera

[@ashokbraroo8845]

❤Over use of antibiotics is done by most of the doctors and finally patient suffer ❤

[@erikolsen6269]

Go vegan

[@elenamonteagudo9855]

Veggies are full of toxic pesticides 🎉

[@weeroger7048]

My nephew is allergic to penicillin What a thing to be allergic to

[@michaeljohn7467]

So am I, lots of people are

[@MyLoganTreks]

How might new technologies like CRISPR or AI might assist with this research

[@bobleclair5665]

They’re creating antibiotic resistant bacteria in gene cloning in labs

[@sarahfern7128]

Climate change also increases spread of vectors out of the formerly small hot areas. I'm thinking mainly of certain species of mosquitoes, but also many more vectors.

[@stevencorrea8032]

Blame It On The Rain that has fallen because the rain don't mind whatever you do don't put the blame on you blame it on the Sun that's Shining whatever you do don't put the blame on you

[@rafaelchan8497]

The findings are baseless!😅😅😅

[@cheese7119]

....do you know why we keep food in the fridge? Right. Bacteria. No cold, nothing to stop bacteria hurting us

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Threat. Multiplier.

[@helenpauls1496]

Survival of the fittest.

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

@@helenpauls1496 That's going to be really important once food can't be grown and people end up resorting to cannibalism.

[@helenpauls1496]

@@Spacemonkeymojo They’ll be no drinkable water first, so that will reduce the menu!

[@Jen-e-sis]

Because the sun is upgrading human dna 🧬

[@davidrooker5141]

wow

[@user-eu4zy6rm3l]

Ohhhh no.......I just spilled by coffee. Was THAT Climate Change as well ? Does this phenomena also coincide with the fall of Manchester United, or the increase in peoples use of I-Phones, or the wearing of red socks ? 🤣

[@elenibardis5054]

😂

[@patricianoll1229]

😅😅😅 another idiocy

[@lonelinessinmilan6486]

Can we call it, weather ENGINEERING, and then discuss the spinoffs.

[@JamesMorris-rr4pl]

Let's blame everything on climate change. Better yet , blame it on Trump. What a bunch of BS.

[@_Meng_Lan]

Which with that attitude people died Rip John Lewis What a foolish man

[@scottekoontz]

better yet, accept your failing grade in all your science classes like a man. Stop screaming about it little one.

[@mortimer687]

god you americans are so arrogant

[@stevencorrea8032]

Blame It On The Rain that's falling whatever you do don't put the blame on you Blame It On The Rain whatever you do whatever you do don't put the blame on you

[@rodcamp4472]

Was this story approved by Hamas, your leaders?

[@kanyahchhuon9144]

😂