Palmeiro-Silva, YK;
Yglesias-González, M;
Blanco-Villafuerte, L;
Canal-Solis, K;
Neyra, RC;
Fernández-Guzmán, D;
Sarmiento, JH;
... Hartinger, S; + view all
(2023)
The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research.
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
, 26
, Article 100605. 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100605.
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Abstract
South America is experiencing the effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. These effects interact with existing social vulnerabilities, exacerbating their impact on the health and wellbeing of populations. This viewpoint highlights four main messages from the series, which presented key gaps from five different perspectives of health and climate. First, there is an overall need for local analyses of priority topics to inform public policy, which include national and sub-national evidence to adequately strengthen responses and preparedness for climate change hazards and address relevant social vulnerabilities in South American countries. Second, research in health and climate is done in silos and the intersection is not clear in terms of responsibility and leadership; therefore, transdisciplinary research and action are key. Third, climate research, policies, and action need to be reflected in effective funding schemes, which until now are very limited. For adaptation and mitigation policies to be effective, they need a robust and long-term funding scheme. Finally, climate action is a big opportunity for healthier and more prosperous societies in South America, taking the advantage of strategic climate policies to face the challenges of climate change and tackle existing social inequities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100605 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100605 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Climate change, Health, Population health, South America, Public policy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184193 |
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