scispace - formally typeset
Open AccessJournal ArticleDOI

Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health

Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in order to ensure the highest attainable stand-alone position on climate change.
About
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2015-11-07 and is currently open access. It has received 1198 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Political economy of climate change & Health policy.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Psychological impairment and extreme weather event (EWE) exposure, 1980-2020: A global pooled analysis integrating mental health and well-being metrics.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a new empirical and global perspective on the psychological toll of extreme weather events by exclusively focusing on psychological morbidity among individuals exposed to such events, and provide a robust evidence base for developing and implementing public health intervention strategies aimed at ameliorating the psychological impacts of Extreme Weather among exposed populations.
Journal ArticleDOI

Planetary Health, Climate Change, and Lifestyle Medicine: Threats and Opportunities.

TL;DR: In a confluence of crises, the accelerating pace of climate change and other environment changes are accelerating and threaten the foundation of human health and well-being.
Journal ArticleDOI

Climate Change-Induced Conflicts in Pakistan: From National to Individual Level

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationship between climate change, socioeconomics, and conflicts in Pakistan and found that climate change-induced migration and conflicts are reality in Pakistan, with potential to induct further economic losses.

Modification of the effects of air pollutants on mortality by temperature: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: In this paper, a review and meta-analysis on the modification of pollutants' effects on mortality by temperature was presented, where the authors found that temperature extremes modify the effects of PM 10 and O 3 on both non-accidental and cardiovascular mortality.
Journal ArticleDOI

Study on Drive System of Hybrid Tree Harvester.

TL;DR: The main component parameters of the drive system are calculated and optimized with a set of dynamics and simulated with AVL Cruise software, and the results provide practical insights for the fuel tree harvester and are helpful to reduce the structure and size of the tree Harvester.
References
More filters
Book Chapter

Summary for Policymakers

TL;DR: The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) as mentioned in this paper identifies strategies that could help resolve the multiple challenges simultaneously and bring multiple benefits, including sustainable economic and social development, poverty eradication, adequate food production and food security, health for all, climate protection, conservation of ecosystems, and security.
Book

The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review

TL;DR: The Stern Review as discussed by the authors is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue, conducted by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service, and a former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Journal ArticleDOI

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Stephen S Lim, +210 more
- 15 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs; sum of years lived with disability [YLD] and years of life lost [YLL]) attributable to the independent effects of 67 risk factors and clusters of risk factors for 21 regions in 1990 and 2010.
Journal ArticleDOI

World Energy Outlook

M.W. Thring
Related Papers (5)