Crank Peter J, Prinsloo Ariel, Gallacher Claire, Balogun Ifeoluwa, Banerjee Shreya
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Int J Biometeorol. 2024 Sep 20. doi: 10.1007/s00484-024-02782-7.
Biometeorology research continues to grow and accelerate in terms of productivity (papers produced, studies conducted, etc.) as well as its direct impact on society and policy. Simultaneously, the scientific community is increasingly acknowledging that research has predominantly focused on the Global North. Additionally, work conducted in the Global South often follows extractive practices that primarily advance the careers and scientific knowledge of researchers from the Global North, offering minimal benefit to the communities studied in the Global South. This short communication intends to serve as a call to the biometeorology community to work collaboratively across continents to understand the current knowledge of biometeorology research in the Global South in addition to identifying the gaps, challenges, and opportunities of conducting grounded research in the Global South led by Global South researchers to support societies equitably.
