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The #PhilosophicalTransactionsRoyalSocietyB has a special issue on "Transforming terrestrial #Food systems for #human and planetary #health which can be accessed here:
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc

#FoodSystems #PlanetaryHealth

How to transform the failing global food system to provide a resilient, #sustainable food future is one of the most urgent problems facing the world. There are increasing calls for a need to transform the system as some of the greatest challenges facing humankind (#ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss, #obesity) are linked with how we produce and consume food. Global changes in food demand and dietary habits are placing an unsustainable burden on healthcare systems and environmental #sustainability.

It is within this context that United Kingdom Research and Innovation (#UKRI) invested £47.5 million into a programme ‘Transforming the UK Food System for Healthy People and a Healthy Environment’ (#TUKFS). The objective of the programme is to fundamentally transform the UK food system by placing healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre. In this theme issue, leading researchers involved with this programme describe some of the major outputs: new data, evidence and conclusions covering key components and stakeholders of the food system. The papers here provide a case study from the UK which can be compared to and inform policies around the world.

Lives disrupted and stunted by ongoing climate disasters

"Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people. Experts and advocates fear the lifelong consequences facing young people are being overlooked in disaster responses as what were previously known as “one-in-a-hundred years” disasters increase in frequency and severity."

"Unicef Australia is calling for the government to create a policy framework to support young people during and after natural disasters. “[We need] a better plan around the things that children need, around education and having enough supports to help them with their mental health if they’re traumatised by an event."
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theguardian.com/australia-news
#PlanetaryHealth #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #intergenerationalJustice #inequality #YoungPeople #children #parenting #ChildAbuse #bushfires #floods #disasters #HeatStress #MentalHealth #trauma #HotOcean #FoamAndBlooms

The Guardian · Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worseBy Krishani Dhanji

Connecting and #queering #medicaleducation, ecology, and ecofeminism, allow for rethinking health as #planetaryhealth, beyond the humans versus nature binary.

#Queer ecology roots for multi-species #environmentaljustice, multi-species ecosolidarities, and #systemsthinking instead of hegemonic and extractive binaries.

For example, these freshwater algae live in peace in ecosolidarity with other life in this #LakeOntario watershed.

Canadian Wildfires & Saharan dust – a complex mixture of aerosols over Europe in recent days. Aerosol Optical Depth Forecast for organic matter and dust, update 2025-06-13. Impressive new animation by the scientists @CopernicusEU

youtu.be/L9NlJsJUUTg

Explaining corresponding article: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/new-c

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New paper on possible #ClimateChange deaths in #Chile:
doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.10
"Estimating the effects of temperature on #mortality and #hospitalisations under RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 scenarios in the short- and long-term by region in Chile: a population-based, modelling study".
 
#ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #Health #GlobalHealth #Climate #CCA #Adaptation #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChangeAdaptation #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth #EcoHealth

📢 #NewStudy in @thelancet #PlanetaryHealth by Wan, Gampe & Hajat, investigating an often-underrepresented factor in #ClimateHealth research: 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘀 - tiny particles in the atmosphere that reflect sunlight & may have a net cooling effect 🌡️

🗝️-𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
💡 Aerosol-driven cooling masked hundreds of heat-related deaths in the 20th century
💡 Mid-range emissions scenario: heat-related deaths could rise 2–6× by 2100.

🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/arti

How much does climate change really cost our health?

In many African regions, the answer is already becoming clear: rising temperatures, shrinking water sources, food insecurity, and the spread of diseases like malaria are putting intense pressure on health systems. These aren’t separate problems—they’re all deeply connected.

In our new article (with Walter Leal, Gouvidé Jean GBAGUIDI, Wassa Diarrassouba), we explored how climate change is driving up health costs across Africa. Using spatio-temporal mapping and a broad review of the literature, we show how these impacts are growing over time and space—and why it’s urgent to act now.

pimmartens.com/2025/03/27/how-

PIM MARTENS · How Much Does Climate Change Really Cost Our Health?The manifold impacts of climate change are also seen in the field of health in most countries. It is particularly so in Africa, whose health systems are amongst the most fragile in the world. In hi…