Institutional Engagement Practices as Barriers to Public Health Capacity in Climate Change Policy Discourse: Lessons from the Canadian Province of Ontario

Warum die Perspektive von Public Health so wichtig für Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung ist

In der Regel werden mit dem Begriff „Klimakrise“ Bilder assoziiert, die einen Planeten mit rauchenden Schloten, Eisbären in Not oder vertrocknete Getreidefelder zeigen. Dabei ist längst klar, dass der Klimawandel ein viel komplexeres Phänomen ist. Die Änderungen des Klimas haben zunehmende Auswirkungen auf alle gesellschaftlichen Bereiche und werden bereits intensiv im Kontext umweltbezogener, politischer, gesundheitlicher und sozialer Themen diskutiert.

Tools and Methods to Include Health in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies and Policies: A Scoping Review

Climate change represents a serious threat to the health and well-being of populations. Today, many countries, regions, and cities around the world are implementing policies and strategies to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects. A scoping review was performed to identify tools and methods that help integrate health into climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies. The literature search includes scientific and grey literature. The scientific literature was conducted using PubMed, Elsevier Embase, and Web of Science databases. A grey literature web search was performed to complement the results. A total of 35 studies (28 from the scientific literature and 7 from the grey literature) were finally included. A large majority of research articles (24/28) and almost all reports (6/7) from the grey literature were published after 2010. Results show that the tools that were found most frequently are the nested models (12/35), health impact assessment (6/35), vulnerability and adaptation assessment (3/35), conceptual frameworks (3/35), and mixed methods (3/35). This review shows an increasing interest in the topic of developing tools to better manage health issues in adaptation and mitigation strategies, with a recent increase in the number of publications. Additional analyses of tools' effectiveness should be conducted in further studies.