Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific

Lawrence A Palinkas, Meaghan O'Donnell, Susan Kemp, Jemaima Tiatia, Yvonette Duque, Michael Spencer, Rupa Basu, Kristine Idda Del Rosario, Kristin Diemer, Bonifacio Doma, David Forbes, Kari Gibson, Joshua Graff-Zivin, Bruce M Harris, Nicola Hawley, Jill Johnston, Fay Lauraya, Nora Elizabeth F Maniquiz, Jay Marlowe, Gordon McCord, Imogen Nicholls, Smitha Rao, Angela Kim Saunders, Salvatore Sortino, Benjamin Springgate, David Takeuchi, Janette Ugsang, Vivien Villaverde, Kenneth B Wells and Marleen Wong
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Joshua Graff Zivin

University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series from Department of Economics, UC San Diego

Abstract: Although climate change poses a threat to health and well-being globally, a regional approach to addressing climate-related health equity may be more suitable, appropriate, and appealing to under-resourced communities and countries. In support of this argument, this commentary describes an approach by a network of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to promoting climate-related health equity in Small Island Developing States and low- and middle-income countries in the Pacific. We identify three primary sets of needs related to developing a regional capacity to address physical and mental health disparities through research, training, and assistance in policy and practice implementation: (1) limited healthcare facilities and qualified medical and mental health providers; (2) addressing the social impacts related to the cooccurrence of natural hazards, disease outbreaks, and complex emergencies; and (3) building the response capacity and resilience to climate-related extreme weather events and natural hazards.

Keywords: Humans; Mental Health; Income; Climate Change; Policy; Health Equity; Pacific region; Small Island Developing States; climate change; disasters; health equity; low- and middle-income countries; social determinants of health; Behavioral and Social Science; Basic Behavioral and Social Science; Generic health relevance; Climate Action; Toxicology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-08-01
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