By Luana F.J. Swensson, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have...
Guest article by Dr. med. Lisa Pörtner, German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) Nutrition has long been on the sidelines of medical education and practice. Rather than acknowledging the importance of dietary choices and their effects on human health, our...
Building Knowledge Through Health Equity Research Article series on different areas that affect disadvantaged groups Disparities in access to essential rights and services such as health are rarely quantified. Existing national data is very limited, outdated or not...
The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change highlights the increase of impacts of climate change on human health. Including 44 indicators and representing the consensus among leading researchers from 43 academic institutions and UN agencies,...
The most recent IPCC report is clear about the threats posed by the climate crisis and the need for action, both to revert global warming, and to prepare for some of its now inevitable effects. The new World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines, released...
