310948Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
Int J Health Serv. 2021 Jul;51(3):281-286. doi: 10.1177/00207314211012155. Epub 2021 Apr 28.
Behind the coronavirus headlines the year 2020 set multiple extreme weather records, including unprecedented wildfires in Australia and California, massive flooding in China, and back-to-back hurricanes in Central America. The impacts on the well-being of local populations have been devastating. We reviewed these extreme weather events, together with the year's newly published climate and health science reports, and identified three important themes for building health resilience in the decade ahead: (1) preparing for greater magnitude and intensity of climate hazards, extreme events, and population health impacts; (2) better anticipating cascading and compound impacts on population well-being, particularly for the most vulnerable; and (3) identifying appropriate, effective preparedness tools and strategies. While decarbonizing the economy is the urgent goal to protect both human and planetary health from a changing climate, 2020 demonstrates that recognizing the likely magnitude and complexity of future extreme weather events, and preparing local public health agencies and communities with the knowledge and tools to respond to them, will be essential in this critical decade.
在新冠病毒相关新闻的背后，2020 年创下了多项极端天气记录，包括澳大利亚和加利福尼亚州史无前例的野火、中国大规模洪灾以及中美洲接连不断的飓风。这些极端天气事件对当地居民的福祉造成了毁灭性的影响。我们回顾了这些极端天气事件，以及当年新发布的气候与健康科学报告，并确定了未来十年建立健康韧性的三个重要主题：（1）为应对更大规模和更强烈的气候危害、极端事件以及人口健康影响做好准备；（2）更好地预测对人口福祉的连锁和复合影响，尤其是对最脆弱人群的影响；（3）确定适当、有效的备灾工具和策略。虽然实现经济脱碳是保护人类和地球健康免受气候变化影响的紧迫目标，但 2020 年表明，认识到未来极端天气事件的可能规模和复杂性，并为地方公共卫生机构和社区提供应对这些事件的知识和工具，将是这一关键十年的重要任务。
