According to me,the book 'Changing Planet,Changing Health' , co-authored by Dan Ferber and Paul R. Epstein, sends a strong message in favour of environmental protection.Changing Planet, Changing Health brilliantly connects stories of real people with cutting-edge scientific and medical information.It gives a detailed chronology and analysis of the status of climate change and its damaging effects on the health community.

This book brings us to places like Mozambique, Honduras, and the United States for an eye-opening on-the-ground investigation of how climate change is altering patterns of disease.The book reveals the surprising links between global warming and cholera, malaria, lyme disease, asthma, and other health threats. In clear, accessible language, it also discusses topics including Climategate, cap-and-trade proposals, and the relationship between free markets and the climate crisis. 

With a combination of case studies, personal accounts, and technical explanations, the authors explain how the climate crisis exacerbates problems of food crisis, sanitation, access to clean water, and other major components of the right to health. They present a convincing argument that these problems are not just limited to developing countries, but are also endangering the quality of life and methods of disease control for wealthier nations. The authors connect ecological disasters to their health-threatening effects, and in doing so offer another perspective on why climate change matters. The authors provide relevant hypothetical trajectories of climate crises, such as increased wildfires, widespread drought, and expansion of disease.

Epstein and Ferber also detail myriad individual actions and policy solutions that can be implemented to combat the climate crisis. They frame these solutions in terms of incentivizing the global economy to act, and urge a shift in the political paradigm to recognize the urgency of these issues.

In summary, what an excellent and informative book. Insightful, educational and inspirational. This book's unique perspective on health was a much needed contribution to climate change and much thanks go out to these wonderful people for writing such a great book.I highly recommend it! 

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