Climate changemental healthwellbeingpacific populationDelphiequityindigenous peoplevulnerabilitycopingImpacts of climate change in the Pacific are far reaching and include effects on mental health and wellbeing. Pacific concepts around the interrelation of these global giants are yet to be described. The ...
The mental health impacts of climate change are increasingly documented; however, less research has investigated the relationship between climate change-related psychological distress and engagement with the issue. The results from two national probabili
This Health Policy has three aims. The first is to show the unequal health impacts of climate change due to racism, xenophobia, and discrimination, achieved through a scoping review of the literature. The second is to highlight unequal responsibility for climate change historically between countries...
As climate change ramps up, costs are expected to rise:The changes to the physical environment are expected to increase the total cost of health care services and delivery borne by the economy. Air pollution and climate change already generate more than US$800 billion in health costs for the ...
As climate change progresses it will cause disproportionate impacts on certain regions around the world. This special issue focuses on one of these regions: Africa. This collection of articles provides highlights on issues related to climate disasters, health equity, health maintenance and climate-rel...
"We have the solutions we need to improve our health and advance equity by tackling climate change," their report says. "We just need the will to act." Earlier this month, the World Health Organization warned that climate change is the "single biggest health threatfacing humanity." ...
Climate change is increasingly understood to impact mental health through multiple pathways of risk, including intense feelings of grief as people suffer climate-related losses to valued species, ecosystems and landscapes. Despite growing research interest, ecologically driven grief, or ‘ecological grief’...
The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterized by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heat waves and floods.1 These are all linked to physical and mental health problems...
Urban dwellers perceive the manifestations of climate change that can affect their physical and mental health [15]. Therefore, it is crucial to know and be aware of it and to change behavior to be more environmentally friendly, not only at the level of the local authorities but also at the...
Polluted air and steadily rising temperatures are linked to health effects ranging from increased heart attacks and strokes to the spread of infectious diseases and psychological trauma.