Kidney Health in a Warming World: Heat, Climate Change, and Implications for Care
Abstract
The decision of the World Health Assembly to recognise kidney disease as a global public health priority 1 marks an important inflection point for nephrology.It reflects not only the accelerating global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-now affecting nearly one in ten people worldwide-but also the scale and urgency of the challenge: without coordinated global action, CKD is projected to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2050. 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Science and Climate Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Kidney International Reports
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 103802–103802
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Language
- EN