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Considerations for improving the relevance, use, and robustness of projections of the health risks of climate change

Year: 2025

Type: review

Abstract: The increased interest and investment in climate change and health research and policy should be a turning point for providing policy-relevant projections of how changing weather patterns and climate trends could alter the magnitude and distribution of climate-sensitive health outcomes. Decision makers recognise that future health burdens result from interactions between exposure, sensitivity, and the capacity to adapt. Fit-for-purpose projections to inform climate risk management should be based on a range of scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions and socioeconomic development. The relevance, use, and robustness of projections would be improved by addressing the considerations outlined here.

Source: The Lancet Planetary Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00089-0

Authors: Kristie L Ebi, Jeremy J Hess, Rupert F Stuart-Smith, Ana M Vicedo-Cabrera, Alistair Woodward, Andy Haines