Search

Showing total 3 results
Start Over Topic climate change Topic public health Publisher world health organization
3 results

1. Health impacts of climate change and geopolitics: a call for papers.

Author

Phonsuk, Payao, Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong, Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, and Tangcharoensathien, Viroj

Subjects
*CARBON dioxide, *CLIMATE change, *ENVIRONMENTAL health, *HEALTH promotion, *HEALTH services accessibility, *HEALTH status indicators, *MENTAL health, *NATURE, *PRACTICAL politics, *POPULATION geography, *PUBLIC health, *SERIAL publications, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *PARTICULATE matter
Abstract

The authors offer observation on health impacts of climate change and geopolitics. Topics discussed include increase in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, direct health effects of the main drivers of climate changes like fossil fuel, and how climate change affects agriculture. It also mentions goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement and ways geopolitics influenced the allocation of foreign assistance.

Published
2020
Full Text
View/download PDF

2. Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems.

Author

Borghi, Josephine, Cuevas Garcia-Dorado, Soledad, Anton, Blanca, Gerardo, Domenico, Gasparri, Giulia, Hanson, Mark, Soucat, Agnès, Bustreo, Flavia, and Langlois, Etienne V.

Subjects
*MIDDLE-income countries, *MEDICAL care use, *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, *POLICY sciences, *NET losses, *GREENHOUSE effect, *ENDOWMENTS, *CLIMATE change, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *SUSTAINABILITY, *ECONOMICS, *TAXATION, *FINANCIAL management, *HEALTH care industry, *GREENHOUSE gases, *PUBLIC health, *HEALTH promotion, *NEEDS assessment, *LOW-income countries, *MEDICAL care costs, *WELL-being
Abstract

Climate change poses significant risks to health and health systems, with the greatest impacts in low- and middle-income countries - which are least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. The Conference of Parties 28 at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference led to agreement on the need for holistic and equitable financing approaches to address the climate and health crisis. This paper provides an overview of existing climate finance mechanisms - that is, multilateral funds, voluntary market-based mechanisms, taxes, microlevies and adaptive social protection. We discuss these approaches' potential use to promote health, generate additional health sector resources and enhance health system sustainability and resilience, and also explore implementation challenges. We suggest that public health practitioners, policy-makers and researchers seize the opportunity to leverage climate funding for better health and sustainable, climate-resilient health systems. Emphasizing the wider benefits of investing in health for the economy can help prioritize health within climate finance initiatives. Meaningful progress will require the global community acknowledging the underlying political economy challenges that have so far limited the potential of climate finance to address health goals. To address these challenges, we need to restructure financing institutions to empower communities at the frontline of the climate and health crisis and ensure their needs are met. Efforts from global and national level stakeholders should focus on mobilizing a wide range of funding sources, prioritizing co-design and accessibility of financing arrangements. These stakeholders should also invest in rigorous monitoring and evaluation of initiatives to ensure relevant health and well-being outcomes are addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

3. Reduced death rates from cyclones in Bangladesh: What more needs to be done?

Author

Hans J. Overgaard, Korine N. Kolivras, Ubydul Haque, Bivash Das, Taro Yamamoto, and Masahiro Hashizume

Subjects
natural disaster, tropical cyclone, hurricane, Poison control, warning system, strategic planning, Health Promotion, information dissemination, Global Health, educational status, Environmental protection, Global health, Humans, awareness, Disabled Persons, Natural disaster, Socioeconomics, risk reduction, Bangladesh, Warning system, Emergency management, business.industry, Cyclonic Storms, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, article, mortality, disaster planning, emergency shelter, Geography, climate change, Policy & Practice, Typhoon, Population Surveillance, World Health, Cyclone, disaster management, Public Health, Tropical cyclone, business
Abstract

Tropical storms, such as cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, present major threats to coastal communities. Around two million people worldwide have died and millions have been injured over the past two centuries as a result of tropical storms. Bangladesh is especially vulnerable to tropical cyclones, with around 718 000 deaths from them in the past 50 years. However, cyclone-related mortality in Bangladesh has declined by more than 100-fold over the past 40 years, from 500 000 deaths in 1970 to 4234 in 2007. The main factors responsible for these reduced fatalities and injuries are improved defensive measures, including early warning systems, cyclone shelters, evacuation plans, coastal embankments, reforestation schemes and increased awareness and communication. Although warning systems have been improved, evacuation before a cyclone remains a challenge, with major problems caused by illiteracy, lack of awareness and poor communication. Despite the potential risks of climate change and tropical storms, little empirical knowledge exists on how to develop effective strategies to reduce or mitigate the effects of cyclones. This paper summarizes the most recent data and outlines the strategy adopted in Bangladesh. It offers guidance on how similar strategies can be adopted by other countries vulnerable to tropical storms. Further research is needed to enable countries to limit the risks that cyclones present to public health., Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90(2), pp.150-156; 2012

Published
2012