NUST Business School (NBS), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
School of Economics, Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Sintok, Malaysia.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Mar;29(11):16739-16748. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-18402-5. Epub 2022 Jan 6.
Pandemics leave their mark quickly. This is true for all pandemics, including COVID-19. Its multifarious presence has wreaked havoc on people's physical, economic, and social life since late 2019. Despite the need for social science to save lives, it is also critical to ensure future generations are protected. COVID-19 appeared as the world grappled with the epidemic of climate change. This study suggests policymakers and practitioners address climate change and COVID-19 together. This article offers a narrative review of both pandemics' impacts. Scopus and Web of Science were sought databases. The findings are reported analytically using important works of contemporary social theorists. The analysis focuses on three interconnected themes: technology advancements have harmed vulnerable people; pandemics have macro- and micro-dimensions; and structural disparities. To conclude, we believe that collaborative effort is the key to combating COVID-19 and climate change, while understanding the lessons learnt from the industrialised world. Finally, policymakers can decrease the impact of global catastrophes by addressing many socioeconomic concerns concurrently.
大流行迅速留下其印记。所有大流行都是如此，包括 COVID-19。自 2019 年底以来，其多样化的存在给人们的身体、经济和社会生活带来了严重破坏。尽管社会科学需要拯救生命，但确保后代受到保护也至关重要。COVID-19 出现在世界应对气候变化流行之际。本研究建议政策制定者和实践者共同应对气候变化和 COVID-19。本文对这两种大流行的影响进行了叙述性综述。我们搜索了 Scopus 和 Web of Science 这两个数据库。使用当代社会理论家的重要著作对研究结果进行了分析。分析侧重于三个相互关联的主题：技术进步伤害了弱势群体；大流行具有宏观和微观层面；以及结构性差异。最后，我们认为，合作是应对 COVID-19 和气候变化的关键，同时要了解工业化世界从中吸取的经验教训。最后，政策制定者可以通过同时解决许多社会经济问题来减少全球灾难的影响。
