Governing the health risks of climate change: towards multi-sector responses
Date
2015
Authors
Bowen, Kathryn J
Ebi, Kristie L
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Elsevier
Abstract
Climate change will exacerbate current and create new health
risks. Because many upstream drivers of these risks arise from
outside the sector, multi-sectoral approaches are required for
effective adaptation. This paper focuses on showcasing
successful stories of collaboration from four relevant arenas —
One Health, Disaster Risk Management, the Commission on
Social Determinants of Health, and Health in All Policies (HiAP).
Common themes from these case studies include first, the
importance of systems-based approaches incorporating
partnership with all relevant sectors, and second structural
supports, including leadership, sufficient resources and
responsive governments, are necessary to provide the
supporting conditions for collaboration and partnerships.
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climate change, governance approach, health policy, health risk, partnership approach, risk assessment
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Source
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
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Journal article