Climate services for health: From global observations to local interventions

Isabel K Fletcher; Anna M Stewart-Ibarra; Markel García-Díez; Joy Shumake-Guillemot; Rachel Lowe

doi:10.1016/j.medj.2021.03.010

Climate services for health: From global observations to local interventions

Med. 2021 Apr 9;2(4):355-361. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

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Isabel K Fletcher¹, Anna M Stewart-Ibarra², Markel García-Díez³, Joy Shumake-Guillemot⁴, Rachel Lowe⁵

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¹ Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Montevideo, Department of Montevideo, Uruguay.
³ Predictia Intelligent Data Solutions, Santander, Spain.
⁴ World Health Organization-World Meteorological Organization Joint Climate and Health Office, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35590157
DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.03.010

Abstract

Despite the wealth of available climate data available, there is no consensus on the most appropriate product choice for health impact modelling and how this influences downstream climate-health decisions. We discuss challenges related to product choice, highlighting the importance of considering data biases and co-development of climate services between different sectors.

Climate services for health: From global observations to local interventions

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