Evidence-informed policy for tackling adverse climate change effects on health: Linking regional and global assessments of science to catalyse action

Actions to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) can benefit population health locally and in the near term, such as by reducing exposure to co-emitted air pollutants. Health co-benefits of mitigation Policies proposed to mitigate climate change provide global health benefits through reduced i...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 18; no. 7; p. e1003719
Main Authors:	Fears, Robin, Abdullah, Khairul Annuar B, Canales-Holzeis, Claudia, Caussy, Deoraj, Haines, Andy, Harper, Sherilee L, McNeil, Jeremy N, Mogwitz, Johanna, ter Meulen, Volker
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco Public Library of Science 20-07-2021 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adaptation Biology and Life Sciences Climate change Climate effects Climatic changes Earth Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences Emissions Environmental health Greenhouse gases Health aspects Interdisciplinary research Medicine and Health Sciences Nutrition People and Places Policy Forum Policy sciences Pollutants Public health Regions Risk exposure Science Science Policy World health Asia Europe Africa
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Summary:	Actions to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) can benefit population health locally and in the near term, such as by reducing exposure to co-emitted air pollutants. Health co-benefits of mitigation Policies proposed to mitigate climate change provide global health benefits through reduced impacts and could also lead to localised improvements in the health of those populations undertaking the mitigation [12]. Identifying health protection and improvement as priority outcomes in the NDCs requires (i) continuing commitment to measuring and monitoring the health co-benefits; (ii) ensuring policy coherence between climate change and health policy processes; and (iii) that health actions in the NDCs are comprehensive enough to build climate-resilient health systems [13]. Examples of mitigation actions: linking scientific evidence and policy objectives. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003719.t001 Challenges for adapting to health effects of climate change Some examples of assessment of the scientific evidence are provided in Table 2, drawn from specific regions to illustrate the evidence, but in many cases, the issues are relevant worldwide.
Bibliography:	new_version I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AH is co-Principal investigator of the Pathfinder Initiative on the health co-benefits of the zero-carbon economy supported by grant number EPPHZT91/10, Wellcome Trust and EPPHZU89/10, Oak Foundation. AH is also currently part-time advisor on climate change and health to the Wellcome Trust, SF07148773. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pmed.1003719