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or have lost contact with people from their surroundings is energy production, promoting the production and use of
defined as solastalgia. It indicates a mental disorder chara- electric vehicles, trains, and other modes of transportation,
cterized by mood swings, increased sensitivity and maladju- and introducing the possibility of additional taxation on air
stment, and loss of control, which is caused by environmen- pollution .
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tal change due to climate change .
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However, the implementation of the Paris Agreement
Mental disorders that occur after natural disasters ran- faces a lack of institutions, in the concept of global libera-
ge from acute traumatic stress to chronic stress conditions, lism that would be responsible for addressing climate sta-
such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, bilization issues and implementing solutions at the global
psychosomatic disorders, concentration disorders, sleep level. Therefore, the risk of inefficiency in implementing
disturbances, sexual dysfunction, social isolation, irritabi- this agreement is overcome by the concept of negotiation
lity, and substance abuse. These psychological disorders and alliance-building to overcome traditional differences,
arise due to changes in place of residence, evacuation or both between countries and between politics and science,
relocation, damage or loss of property, death or injury of government administrations and the public, economic fa-
loved ones, as well as stress from efforts to restore and ctors, and increasingly radical movements against global
normalize the situation . Anxiety and fear of the future are warming. In this concept, the issue of “climate stabilizati-
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prevalent among populations in regions at risk of floods, on“ is approached from the perspective of politicization or
hurricanes, or fires and they can intensify into more severe shock-problematization of issues that strongly engage pu-
mental disorders among vulnerable groups of citizens who blic opinion, which should exert additional pressure on the
have already experienced social or economic collapse or a implementation of state policies on one hand, and, on the
previous natural disaster. The severity of mental disorders other hand, through the gradual modification of attitudes.
due to extreme weather events depends on the capacity of In this concept, new problems are continuously raised with
support and the availability of professional structures, both expected reporting on solutions implemented at the natio-
during and after the disaster . nal level, gradually modifying the approach to the climate
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stabilization agenda .
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Large-scale population migration burdens host co-
untries in several ways - it increases the social burden on Adaptation as a response to current climate change
society, slows down economic development, reduces the involves reducing climate risks and vulnerability mainly
efficiency of infrastructure and services in cities, and social through adjusting existing systems. Today, more than 170
indicators, as well as indicators of the quality of education countries actively adapt their climate change policies to im-
and healthcare services, are particularly poor in migrant po- prove agricultural productivity, promote innovation, protect
pulations, often leading to increased conflicts in areas whe- human health, increase food security, preserve biodiversity,
re migrants have settled permanently. and reduce harmful climate change risks. However, most
adaptations are fragmented, of small scale, sector-speci-
fic, and responsive to current impacts with considerable
Climate stabilization planning but limited implementation, partly due to existing
economic inequalities among countries and disparities
The question of the necessity of climate stabilization between the needed and existing resources for implemen-
was defined at the end of the last century through the UN- ting climate change plans . Therefore, the conclusions of
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FCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate the 28th UN Conference on Climate Change are focused
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Change) and IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate on:
Change), highlighting the need for “stabilizing greenhouse
gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would Assisting low- and middle-income countries by enabling
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the cli- access to finance and increasing investments through deve-
mate system“ through multilateral diplomacy with the idea lopment banks, climate funds, health financing institutions,
of gradual and optimal management of greenhouse gas and development agencies for investing in climate-health
emission reductions based on cost-benefit analysis . initiatives based on monitoring needs, with oversight and
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evaluation of funds spent and achieving positive health out-
The United Nations Convention on Climate Change in comes.
Paris in 2015 led to the signing of an agreement to redu-
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ce greenhouse gas emissions to zero levels by 2050. This Ensuring the transformation of healthcare systems
agreement defined the actions of states in halting global towards resilience to the impacts of climate change in-
warming to limit the increase in air temperature to 1.5°C volves preventing adverse effects on vulnerable groups
by 2100 compared to the projected warming of up to 4-8°C. (children, the elderly, women, persons with disabilities, and
This agreement favors the development of new energy pro- the poor) by strengthening the adaptive capacities of he-
duction technologies such as wind, solar, geothermal, and althcare systems to the extreme conditions brought about
hydroelectric power. The implementation of the agreement, by climate change. This includes developing climate-health
among other things, entails reducing the use of coal for information services, surveillance, early warning systems,

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