It is now accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of human activity and that it will have potentially devastating effects on health. Nephrologists are likely to see a changing spectrum of disease as a consequence of climate change and are ideally placed to lead mitigating strategies in health-care provision.
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Tomson, C., Connor, A. Implications of climate change for nephrology. Nat Rev Nephrol 11, 8–9 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.199
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