As highlighted in recent The concurrence of COVID-19 and InterAcademy Partnership reports, there climate change has caused millions are significant regional differences in of deaths, disrupted health services, the policy focus, needs, and challenges increased anxiety and depression, pertaining to climate change and and reduced life expectancy across health. [...] The of global population (60 following paragraphs discuss the key percent) and resources pathways and strategic interventions to (80 percent of GDP), and effectively integrate regional responses accounting for 75 percent of global trade, to global and local climate and health G20 countries are also responsible for challenges. [...] This research inequity regional scenarios: The regional is partially linked to regional perspectives on health challenges climate and geographic barriers, and policies are not always at as well as research biases and the forefront of discussion (IAP diverse capacities of developed 2022), although working at the and developing nations. [...] Extending Climate and Health Observatory, broad regional coordination a joint initiative of the European beyond existing regional models, Commission and the European such as the African Union, the Environmental Agency, could serve European Union, the Arctic, and as a model for other regions when the Mediterranean regions could addressing the joint challenges be an effective way of enhancing of cli. [...] The G20 countries should take the most appropriate policies within lead in identifying and establishing existing socio-economic and regional research and monitoring political contexts for the future centres to track regional risks challenges of climate change and and health co-benefits.
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