US Climate and Health Alliance

Population, development, and climate change: links and effects on human health

Abstract

Global health, population growth, economic development, environmental degradation, and climate change are the main challenges we face in the 21st century. However, because the academics, non-governmental organisations, and policy makers in these specialties work within separate communities, our understanding of the associations between them is restricted. We organised an international symposium in May, 2011 in London, UK, for academics and technical experts from population, developmental, and environmental science to encourage debate and collaboration between these disciplines. The conference provided the impetus for this Review, which describes, in historical context, key events and fundamental intercommunity debates from the perspectives of population, development, and climate change communities. We consider the interconnections between population, development, and climate change and their effects on health, including new analysis of longstanding debates, and identify opportunities for effective collaboration on shared goals.

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed article
Authors
Judith Stephenson Susan F. Crane Caren Levy Mark Maslin
Resource URL
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/popfootprints/lancet-article
Publication
Lancet (London, England)
Journal Abbr.
Lancet
Volume
382
Issue
9905
Pages
1665-1673
Date
Nov 16, 2013
DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61460-9
ISSN
1474-547X
Short Title
Population, development, and climate change
Region
International
Other
International policy Policy International

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