Transdisciplinary Research Priorities for Human and Planetary Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Kristie L. Ebi, Frances Harris, Giles B. Sioen, Chadia Wannous, Assaf Anyamba, Peng Bi, Melanie Boeckmann, Kathryn Bowen, Guéladio Cissé, Purnamita Dasgupta, Gabriel O. Dida, Alexandros Gasparatos, Franz Gatzweiler, Firouzeh Javadi, Sakiko Kanbara, Brama Kone, Bruce Maycock, Andy Morse, Takahiro Murakami, Adetoun Mustapha, Montira Pongsiri, Gerardo Suzán, Chiho Watanabe and Anthony Capon
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Kristie L. Ebi: Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Frances Harris: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
Giles B. Sioen: Future Earth, Global Hub Japan, Tsukuba 305-0053, Japan
Chadia Wannous: Towards A Safer World Network (TASW), 16561 Stockholm, Sweden
Assaf Anyamba: Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Universities Space Research Association, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Peng Bi: School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
Melanie Boeckmann: Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Kathryn Bowen: Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Guéladio Cissé: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
Purnamita Dasgupta: Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi 110067, India
Gabriel O. Dida: Department of Health Systems Management and Public Health, The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Alexandros Gasparatos: Institute For Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Franz Gatzweiler: Global Interdisciplinary Science Programme on Urban Health and Wellbeing: A Systems Approach, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Firouzeh Javadi: Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Sakiko Kanbara: Disaster Nursing Global Leadership Program, University of Kochi, Kochi 781-8515, Japan
Brama Kone: Lecturer-Researcher of Public Health, University Peleforo Gon Coulibaly of Korhogo, Korhogo, Cote D′Ivoire
Bruce Maycock: College of Medicine & Health, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR1 3HD, UK
Andy Morse: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GP, UK
Takahiro Murakami: Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Adetoun Mustapha: Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, 6 Edmund Crescent, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Montira Pongsiri: Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Gerardo Suzán: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 03100, Mexico
Chiho Watanabe: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-0053, Japan
Anthony Capon: Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-25

Abstract: Human health and wellbeing and the health of the biosphere are inextricably linked. The state of Earth’s life-support systems, including freshwater, oceans, land, biodiversity, atmosphere, and climate, affect human health. At the same time, human activities are adversely affecting natural systems. This review paper is the outcome of an interdisciplinary workshop under the auspices of the Future Earth Health Knowledge Action Network (Health KAN). It outlines a research agenda to address cross-cutting knowledge gaps to further understanding and management of the health risks of these global environmental changes through an expert consultation and review process. The research agenda has four main themes: (1) risk identification and management (including related to water, hygiene, sanitation, and waste management); food production and consumption; oceans; and extreme weather events and climate change. (2) Strengthening climate-resilient health systems; (3) Monitoring, surveillance, and evaluation; and (4) risk communication. Research approaches need to be transdisciplinary, multi-scalar, inclusive, equitable, and broadly communicated. Promoting resilient and sustainable development are critical for achieving human and planetary health.

Keywords: adaptation; biodiversity; climate; ecosystems; health; land use; mitigation; oceans; risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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