Infographic: Climate change in the Americas- General Snapshot

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Infographic: Climate change in the Americas- General Snapshot

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FOOTNOTES
a. Countries’ 2021 WHO survey data was used when available. 2017 WHO survey data was used for the following countries: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
b. Countries’ most recent NDC submission to the UNFCCC was used for this information.
c. Countries’ 2021 WHO survey data was used when available. 2018 WHO survey data was used for Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
d. Countries’ 2021 WHO survey data was used when available. 2018 WHO survey data was used for Antigua and Barbuda and Paraguay. 2017 WHO survey data was used for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Panama.
e. Countries 2018 WHO survey data was used for this figure.