The impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather as resultant problems for the users of evidence are com- social, economic and environmental threats, the lack pounded by a relative lack of data for assessing the of mention of the catastrophic effects on human health costs and benefits of action, synergies and trade- offs. [...] uncertainties and identify knowledge gaps, relating to In taking an evidence-b ased perspective to tackle the effects of climate change on health and to the develop- priorities for health, health equity and climate justice, IAP ment of solutions and the procedures for their imple- seeks to identify where there is consensus but also un- mentation. [...] These include the reduction of GHGs; devel- to capture the diversity of evidence, attitudes and values: opment of critical mass in science and technology; and another challenge that may have limited the usefulness governance of trade and other issues affecting the rela- of earlier evaluations (Minx et al., 2017). [...] Therefore, to be mitigate climate change provide global health benefits comprehensive, the consideration of climate change through reduced impacts and can also lead to local health impacts needs to be augmented by accounting improvement in the health of those populations under- for the concomitant health effects of drivers of climate taking the mitigation, for example in terms of improved change s. [...] synthesis, enable the gathering and analysis of data and We have drawn on the extensive work of the IAP information from across disciplines and other knowledge project in concluding that, it is urgent to act on the evi- sources, sharing perspectives between sectors and dence to promote and integrate adaptation and mitiga- countries and fostering cooperation in setting and moni- tion solutions to t.
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