Contextualising environmental and climate change migration in Uganda DOI
Revocatus Twinomuhangi, Hakimu Sseviiri, Arthur Martin Kato

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Local Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(5), P. 580 - 601

Published: Jan. 18, 2023

The complex linkage between environment, climate change and migration is increasingly capturing global debate. Uganda faces widespread environmental degradation high vulnerability to impacts that cause livelihood hardships, inducing human mobility. However, the nexus not well understood documented, although advocacy address challenges associated with climate-induced migrations on rise. This paper addresses this knowledge gap presents findings from a review of literature, complemented by key informant interviews group discussions conducted in Karamoja, Mt. Elgon Teso sub-regions Uganda. show some socio-economic hardships like natural resources scarcities (water, pastures fertile soils), hunger food insecurity conflicts are linked slow-onset processes/events related degradation, rising temperatures desertification, compounded sudden-onset events/disasters including; drought, rainstorms, flooding landslides, threaten security trigger voluntary forced migrations. Migration also occurs as coping strategy environment shocks stresses. empirical research evidence numbers people who have migrated because or still lacking more focus has been political drivers migration. Deeper incorporates spatial analyses how parameters induce necessary provide an base inform transformative policy processes actions mobility build resilient societies

Language: Английский

Climate Change and Mental Health: A Scoping Review DOI Open Access
Fiona J Charlson, Suhailah Ali, Tarik Benmarhnia

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(9), P. 4486 - 4486

Published: April 23, 2021

Climate change is negatively impacting the mental health of populations. This scoping review aims to assess available literature related climate and across World Health Organisation’s (WHO) five global research priorities for protecting human from change. We conducted a identify original studies using online academic databases. assessed quality where appropriate assessment tools were available. identified 120 published between 2001 2020. Most quantitative (n = 67), cross-sectional 42), in high-income countries 87), concerned with first WHO priorities—assessing risks associated 101). Several climate-related exposures, including heat, humidity, rainfall, drought, wildfires, floods psychological distress, worsened health, higher mortality among people pre-existing conditions, increased psychiatric hospitalisations, heightened suicide rates. Few 19) addressed other four (effective interventions 8); mitigation adaptation 7); improving decision-support 3); cost estimations 1)). While represents rapidly growing area research, it needs accelerate broaden scope respond evidence-based strategies.

Language: Английский

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The effects of climate change on mental health DOI

Annika Walinski,

Julia Sander,

Gabriel Gerlinger

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Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 13, 2023

All over the world, climate change is exerting negative and complex effects on human living conditions health. In this narrative review, we summarize current global evidence regarding of mental health.A systematic literature search concerning direct acute extreme weather events (floods, storms, fires) chronic stresses (heat, drought) due to change, as well indirect (food insecurity, migration), diagnoses disorders, psychological distress, psychiatric emergency admissions was carried out in PubMed PsychInfo, supplemented by expert selection. 1017 studies were identified, 128 included.The heterogeneity study methods does not permit any overall estimate effect strength. The available shows that traumatic experiences increase risk affective anxiety especially post-traumatic stress disorder. Heat significantly increases morbidity mortality attributable illness, frequency emergencies. Persistent stressors such drought, food migration owing can also be major factors for illness.The consequences are Therefore, warming progresses, an increasing incidence prevalence illness expected. Vulnerable groups, (already) mentally ill, children, adolescents, need protected. At same time, there a further research mechanisms action function.

Language: Английский

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“Re-placed” - Reconsidering relationships with place and lessons from a pandemic DOI
Patrick Devine‐Wright, Laís Pinto de Carvalho, Andrés Di Masso

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 72, P. 101514 - 101514

Published: Oct. 30, 2020

Language: Английский

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A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS) DOI Creative Commons
Ilan Kelman, Sonja Ayeb‐Karlsson, Kelly Rose‐Clarke

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Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 033007 - 033007

Published: Feb. 11, 2021

Small island developing states (SIDS) are often at the forefront of climate change impacts, including those related to health, but information on mental health and wellbeing is typically underreported. To help address this research lacuna, paper reviews about under in SIDS. Due major differences literature's methodologies, results, analyses, method an overview qualitative evidence synthesis peer-reviewed publications. The findings show that context have yet feature prominently systematically covering It seems likely adverse impacts linked will affect SIDS peoples. Similar outcomes might also emerge when discussing situations, scenarios, responses, irrespective what has actually happened thus far due change. In inadequate systems stigmatisation diagnoses treatments, as tends occur globally, narratives present opening for conversations addressing issues

Language: Английский

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Correlating heatwaves and relative humidity with suicide (fatal intentional self-harm) DOI Creative Commons

Fernando Florido Ngu,

Ilan Kelman, Jonathan Chambers

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Nov. 15, 2021

Abstract Empirical evidence suggests that the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health. This article investigates correlation between heatwaves and/or relative humidity suicide (fatal intentional self-harm) global scale. The covariance heat/humidity was modelled using negative binomial Poisson regression with data from 60 countries 1979–2016. Statistically increases decreases were found, as well many cases no correlation. We found showed more compared to both younger age groups women seemed be significantly affected by changes heatwave counts comparison rest population. Further research is needed provide larger consistent basis for epidemiological studies; understand better connections among heat, health; explore detail which population are particularly impacted why.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 in India: Who are we leaving behind? DOI Creative Commons
Emmanuel Raju, Anwesha Dutta, Sonja Ayeb‐Karlsson

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Progress in Disaster Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100163 - 100163

Published: March 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered and intensified existing societal inequalities. People on the move residents of urban slums informal settlements are among some most affected groups in Global South. Given current living conditions migrants, WHO guidelines how to prevent (such as handwashing, physical distancing working from home) challenging nearly impossible settlements. We use case India highlight challenges migrants slum dwellers during response, provide human rights-based recommendations for immediate action safeguard these vulnerable populations.

Language: Английский

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Climate change affects multiple dimensions of well-being through impacts, information and policy responses DOI
W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, Stacey C. Heath

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Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(11), P. 1465 - 1473

Published: Nov. 16, 2022

Language: Английский

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An emerging governmentality of climate change loss and damage DOI Creative Commons
Guy Jackson, Alicia N’Guetta, Salvatore Paolo De Rosa

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Progress in Environmental Geography, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(1-2), P. 33 - 57

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

Loss and damage is the “third pillar” of international climate governance alongside mitigation adaptation. When adaptation fail, losses damages occur. Scholars have been reacting to political discourse centred around governing actual or potential severe from change. Large gaps exist in relation understanding underlying power dimensions, rationalities, knowledges, technologies loss science. We draw a Foucauldian-inspired governmentality framework argue there an emerging damage. find, among other things, that root causes are being obscured, Western knowledge technocratic interventions centred, colonial presupposed subjectivities Global South victims change, which contested by people bearing brunt crisis. propose future directions for critical research on change

Language: Английский

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Klimawandel und psychische Gesundheit. Positionspapier einer Task-Force der DGPPN DOI Creative Commons
Andreas Heinz, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Andreas Heinz

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Der Nervenarzt, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 94(3), P. 225 - 233

Published: Feb. 23, 2023

Zusammenfassung Der Klimawandel und die damit häufiger auftretenden Extremwetterereignisse wirken sich direkt negativ auf psychische Gesundheit aus. Naturkatastrophen gehen insbesondere mit einem Anstieg von Depressionen, Angst- Traumafolgestörungen einher. Indirekte Folgen des Klimawandels wie Nahrungsmittelknappheit, ökonomische Krisen, gewaltvolle Konflikte unfreiwillige Migration stellen zusätzlich massive Risiko- Belastungsfaktoren dar. Klimaangst Solastalgie, Trauer um verlorenen Lebensraum, sind neue Syndrome angesichts der existenziellen Bedrohung durch Klimakrise. Eine nachhaltige Psychiatrie muss dementsprechend steigenden veränderten Bedarf einstellen. Psychiatrische Behandlungsprinzipien müssen Prävention stärker in den Blick nehmen, das Versorgungssystem insgesamt zu entlasten. Ressourcenverschwendung CO 2 -Ausstoß im psychiatrischen Behandlungsablauf sowie Infrastruktur wahrgenommen verhindert werden. Aus‑, Fort- Weiterbildungskonzepte sollen Thematik erweitert werden, Fachkräfte, Betroffene Öffentlichkeit umfassend informieren, sensibilisieren klimafreundlichem gesundheitsförderlichem Verhalten anzuregen. Die Auswirkungen tiefergehend erforscht DGPPN wird Förderer strebt Klimaneutralität bis 2030 an. Sie hat klimaschonenden energiesparenden Maßnahmen Bereich Finanzwirtschaft, Bezug DGPPN-Kongress DGPPN-Geschäftsstelle verpflichtet.

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Research priorities for climate mobility DOI Creative Commons
Nicholas P. Simpson, Katharine J. Mach, Mark Tebboth

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(4), P. 589 - 607

Published: March 8, 2024

The escalating impacts of climate change on the movement and immobility people, coupled with false but influential narratives mobility, highlight an urgent need for nuanced synthetic research around mobility. Synthesis evidence gaps across Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report a to clarify understanding what conditions make human mobility effective adaptation option its outcomes, including simultaneous losses, damages, benefits. Priorities include integration development planning; involuntary vulnerability; gender; data cities; risk from responses maladaptation; public risk; transboundary, compound, cascading risks; nature-based approaches; planned retreat, relocation, heritage. Cutting these priorities, modalities better position as type process, praxis. Policies practices reflect diverse needs, experiences emphasizing capability, choice, freedom movement.

Language: Английский

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