Browsing by Author "Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K."

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    The 2022 South America report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: trust the science. Now that we know, we must act
    (2023) Hartinger, Stella M.; Yglesias-Gonzalez, Marisol; Blanco-Villafuerte, Luciana; Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K.; Lescano, Andres G.; Stewart-Ibarra, Anna; Rojas-Rueda, David; Melo, Oscar; Takahashi, Bruno; Buss, Daniel; Callaghan, Max; Chesini, Francisco; Flores, Elaine C.; Posse, Carolina Gil; Gouveia, Nelson; Jankin, Slava; Miranda-Chacon, Zaray; Mohajeri, Nahid; Helo, Juliana; Ortiz, Laura; Pantoja, Chrissie; Salas, Maria Fernanda; Santiago, Raquel; Sergeeva, Milena; de Camargo, Tatiana Souza; Valdes-Velasquez, Armando; Walawender, Maria; Romanello, Marina
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    The 2023 Latin America report of the Lancet countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for health-centred climate-resilient development
    (2024) Hartinger, Stella M.; Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K.; Llerena-Cayo, Camila; Blanco-Villafuerte, Luciana; Escobar, Luis E.; Diaz, Avriel; Helo Sarmiento, Juliana; Lescano, Andrés G.; Melo Contreras, Oscar Alfredo; Rojas-Rueda, David; Takahashi, Bruno; Callaghan, Max; Chesini, Francisco; Dasgupta, Shouro; Gil Posse, Carolina; Gouveia, Nelson; Martins de Carvalho, Aline; Miranda-Chacón, Zaray; Mohajeri, Nahid; Pantoja, Chrissie; Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z; Salas, María Fernanda; Santiago, Raquel; Sauma Santis, Enzo Enrique; Santos-Vega, Mauricio; Scamman, Daniel; Sergeeva, Milena; Souza de Camargo, Tatiana; Sorensen, Cecilia; Umaña, Juan D.; Yglesias-González, Marisol; Walawender, María; Buss, Daniel; Romanello, Marina
    In 2023, a series of climatological and political events unfolded, partly driving forward the global climate and health agenda while simultaneously exposing important disparities and vulnerabilities to climate-related events. On the policy front, a significant step forward was marked by the inaugural Health Day at COP28, acknowledging the profound impacts of climate change on health. However, the first-ever Global Stocktake showed an important gap between the current progress and the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement, underscoring the urgent need for further and decisive action. From a Latin American perspective, some questions arise: How do we achieve the change that is needed? How to address the vulnerabilities to climate change in a region with long-standing social inequities? How do we promote intersectoral collaboration to face a complex problem such as climate change? The debate is still ongoing, and in many instances, it is just starting.
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    The Lancet Countdown South America: increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research
    (2023) Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K.; Yglesias-Gonzalez, Marisol; Blanco-Villafuerte, Luciana; Canal-Solis, Katya; Neyra, Ricardo Castillo; Fernandez-Guzman, Daniel; Sarmiento, Juliana Helo; Lavarello, Romina; Lescano, Andres G.; Melo, Oscar; Soldan, Valerie A. Paz; Rojas-Rueda, David; Romanello, Marina; Salas, Maria Fernanda; Takahashi, Bruno; Valcarcel, Ariana; Buss, Daniel; Hartinger, Stella
    South America is experiencing the effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. These effects interact with existing social vulnerabilities, exacerbating their impact on the health and wellbeing of populations. This viewpoint highlights four main messages from the series, which presented key gaps from five different perspectives of health and climate. First, there is an overall need for local analyses of priority topics to inform public policy, which include national and sub-national evidence to adequately strengthen responses and preparedness for climate change hazards and address relevant social vulnerabilities in South American countries. Second, research in health and climate is done in silos and the intersection is not clear in terms of responsibility and leadership; therefore, transdisciplinary research and action are key. Third, climate research, policies, and action need to be reflected in effective funding schemes, which until now are very limited. For adaptation and mitigation policies to be effective, they need a robust and long-term funding scheme. Finally, climate action is a big opportunity for healthier and more prosperous societies in South America, taking the advantage of strategic climate policies to face the challenges of climate change and tackle existing social inequities.