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Irene Torres

PhD in Health Promotion. Member of the International Advisory Board of The Lancet Global Health and member of the Steering Committee of the Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings of Health Systems Global Health.

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We underestimate the impact of climate change on education

Co-author Carole Faucher Without school infrastructure or physical access to schools, students have fewer opportunities to create the relationships through which they can flourish. 

Deteriorating beaches will affect more than just your vacations

Co-author Irene Torres Coastal stress" implies the loss of natural habitats or the deterioration of their quality. But its long-term consequences, in the most affected countries, can have incalculable economic and social impacts.