Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Children's Health and Environment Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Nov;57(11):1736-1740. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15757.
Climate change is threatening the health of current and future generations of children. The most recent evidence from the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change finds declining trends in yield potential of major crops, rising heatwave exposures, and increasing climate suitability for the transmission of infectious diseases, putting at risk the health and wellbeing of children around the world. However, if children are considered at the core of planning and implementation, the policy responses to climate change could yield enormous benefits for the health and wellbeing of children throughout their lives. Child health professionals have a role to play in ensuring this, with the beneficiaries of their involvement ranging from the individual child to the global community. The newly established Children in All Policies 2030 initiative will work with the Lancet Countdown to provide the evidence on the climate change responses necessary to protect and promote the health of children.
气候变化正在威胁当代和未来儿童的健康。柳叶刀倒计时：跟踪健康和气候变化进展的最新证据发现，主要作物的产量潜力呈下降趋势，热浪暴露的情况日益严重，传染性疾病传播的气候适宜性也在增加，这使全世界儿童的健康和福祉面临风险。然而，如果将儿童置于规划和实施的核心位置，那么应对气候变化的政策就有可能在儿童的一生中为他们的健康和福祉带来巨大的好处。儿童健康专业人员在确保这一点方面可以发挥作用，其参与的受益者从单个儿童到全球社区都有。新成立的“2030 年所有政策中的儿童”倡议将与柳叶刀倒计时合作，提供必要的气候变化应对措施的证据，以保护和促进儿童的健康。
