Exceeding the limits of paediatric heat stress tolerance: the risk of losing a generation to climate inaction

BMJ Paediatrics Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9(1), P. e002883 - e002883

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are creating unprecedented climate-driven extreme weather, with levels of heat and humidity surpassing human physiological tolerance for stress. These conditions create a risk mass casualties, some populations particularly vulnerable due to physiological, behavioural socioeconomic (eg, lack adequate shelter, limited healthcare infrastructure, sparse air conditioning access electrical grid vulnerabilities). Children, especially young children, uniquely heat-related morbidity mortality factors including low body mass, high metabolism, suboptimal thermoregulatory mechanisms vulnerabilities. Children also non-fatal morbidities, malnutrition agricultural disruptions cardiometabolic, respiratory mental illnesses from exposure and/or confinement during avoidance. Climate mitigation through GHG reductions is central reducing harms children preventing the loss generation climate change. In regions most predisposed heat-driven casualties under various emission scenarios—particularly South Asian Southwest North African regions—adaptation tools specific children’s needs urgently needed. Existing public health interventions cooling infrastructure preventative educational campaigns) reduce acute mortality, medical capacity treat currently inadequate meet growing resiliency needs. Paediatricians other clinical community child providers in these education about risks adaptation tools. have crucial role research, education, practice advocacy protect events. Paediatricians, stakeholders well-being urged act on behalf elevate youth leadership policy-making.

Language: Английский

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The Asymmetric Nexus of Energy Factors, Green Economy Factors, Blue Economy Factors, and African Growth Sustainability: An Empirical Evidence from Hidden Cointegration Approach

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Intrinsic yield fluctuations interact with environmental shocks to threaten the socio-ecological resilience of perennial crop systems

One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(8), P. 1362 - 1372

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Mapping the integration of climate considerations in social protection in LMICs: An assessment of ninety-eight climate-relevant social protection programs

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100660 - 100660

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Social protection and climate change financing: Synergies and challenges

Global Social Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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