Interactions between climate and COVID-19

Ford, James D.; Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol; Ainembabazi, Triphini; Anza-Ramírez, Cecilia; Arotoma-Rojas, Ingrid; Bezerra, Joana; Chicmana-Zapata, Victoria; Galappaththi, Eranga K.; Hangula, Martha M.; Kazaana, Christopher; Lwasa, Shuaib; Namanya, Didacus B.; Nkwinti, Nosipho; Nuwagira, Richard; Okware, Samuel; Osipova, M. A.; Pickering, Kerrie; Singh, Chandni; Berrang‐Ford, Lea; Hyams, Keith; Miranda, J. Jaime; Naylor, Angus; New, Mark; Bavel, Bianca van; Angula, Margaret; Arvind, Jasmithaa; Akugre, Francis Awaafo; Bazaz, Amir; Coggins, Shaugn; Crowley, Frances; Dharmasiri, Indunil P.; Fernandez-de-Larrinoa, Yon; George, Bhavya; Harper, Sherilee L.; Jones, Brianne; Jones, Genevieve; Jones, Kerry S.; Kaur, Harpreet; Krishnakumar, Jyotsna; Kunamwene, Irene; Mangalasseri, Asish; Mcguire, Clare; Mensah, Adelina; Nkalubo, Jonathan; Pearce, Tristan; Perera, Chrishma D; Kodira, Prathigna Poonacha; Scanlon, Halena; Togarepi, Cecil; Varghese, Anita; Wright, Carlee

doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00174-7

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“…The slowdown in production naturally led to a reduction in the amount of waste produced. Similar effects of the pandemic have been recorded in foreign studies [7], especially in connection with climate change -one of the important components of environmental security [8]. In any case, the increase in production and consumption waste in 2019 compared to 2016 was 16.5%, in 2020, despite the decrease in production -5.5%.…”

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Protection of public's ecological concerns: current status and prospects for improvement

Pitulko

2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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The contemporary ecological situation in Russia is negatively influenced by economic and sanitary-hygienic factors, which can be defined as insufficiently prosperous. In addition, emergencies arising as a result of accidental circumstances or insufficient compliance with environmental safety requirements, violation of work rules, use of obsolete or environmentally hazardous equipment make a certain ”contribution” to its deterioration. Provided that the national economy is characterized by a varied diversity and optimistic growth rates, one cannot but notice that most sources of formation of the state welfare are ecologically harmful, contribute to the maintenance in an ecologically unfavorable condition of industrial facilities and adjacent territories, the formation of a significant mass of production and consumption waste. With the proclamation in Article 42 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the right of everyone to a prosperous environment, the state has the obligation to create appropriate legal instruments to implement this right and to maintain ecological safety at a high level. Nevertheless, due to the high degree of natural resource exploitation that persists to the present day, the rate at which these instruments are created is clearly inferior to the rate at which the negative impact on the natural environment is increasing. In the article a quantitative analysis of the risks and threats to the ecological interests of society arising in connection with anthropogenic impact on the environment and a qualitative analysis of the norms of the current legislation aimed at maintaining their protected state are carried out. Their results confirm the need for further improvement of legal instruments adequately protecting the environmental well-being of the population.

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Protection of public's ecological concerns: current status and prospects for improvement

Pitulko

2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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“…Finally, we conducted a contextualised thematic analysis [47] using NVivo 12 using the qualitative data collected through interviews. We used the framework of Ford et al [48] to structure the questions and the analysis. We explored Batwa and Bakiga's lived experiences and perceptions on the impact of weather and climatic extremes, and Covid-19 on food security and nutrition.…”

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Assessing dietary adequacy and temporal variability in the context of Covid-19 among Indigenous and rural communities in Kanungu District, Uganda: a mixed-methods study

Scarpa,

Berrang-Ford,

Twesigomwe

et al. 2023

Environ. Res.: Health

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Dietary adequacy is hard to achieve for many people living in low-income countries, who suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Climate change, which alters weather conditions, has contributed with other compound events to disrupt Indigenous communities’ food systems, limiting the consumption of adequate diets. The aim of this work was to conduct a proof-of-concept study exploring dietary adequacy, and investigating evidence for temporal variation in the dietary intake of Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Uganda in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak.We randomly selected 60 participants, including young children, from two Indigenous Batwa and two Bakiga settlements. A concurrent mixed-methods study was conducted. Monthly dietary intake data were collected from each participant from February to July 2021 through 24-hour recall surveys. We also collected: i) demographic and Covid-19 related information; ii) weather and season information; iii) data on the perception of dietary intake over the year; iv) baseline anthropometric measurements.The majority of the participants did not achieve nutrient adequacy in any season. Pregnant and lactating women consumed a diet which was severely inadequate in terms of nutrient consumption. Caloric and nutrient intake changed over the six-month period, with higher food consumption in June and lower in April, especially among Batwa participants. Vitamin A intake varied more over months than other nutrients in adults’ and children’s diets. Dietary intake showed indications of temporal variation that differed between nutrients. During Covid-19 lockdown, 58%of adults reported to have changed dietary habits by consuming less, and less nutritious foods.The findings of this work highlight that the majority of the Batwa and Bakiga participants did not meet the dietary requirements for their age and gender. Accurate and monthly nutrition evaluations would help in identifying seasonal and monthly dietary needs, supporting preventive interventions protecting children and their parents from any form of malnutrition.

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“…Strict governmental regulations are also associated with serious worries about climate change at the country level. Furthermore, Ford et al ( 2022 ) outlined how climatic risks impact COVID-19 spread, awareness, reactions, and living experiences. The relationships between COVID-19 and climate vary significantly between people and geographical areas, and they are influenced by various socioeconomic, and cultural factors.…”

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COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

Usman

Husnain

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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The component of human life that has been most significantly altered by the COVID-19 epidemic is travel. Due to the upheaval produced by the pandemic breakout, countries are becoming increasingly avaricious and are scrambling to stockpile vaccines. The world has been locked down to reduce/control the pandemic outbreak, driving countries to shut their doors to other people from countries. The recent pandemic has had a short-term, positive effect on the environment, but travel restrictions have caused problems for the common person and are expected to deteriorate more soon, necessitating longer quarantines, vaccination requirements, vaccine passports, and immunization certificates required by countries for safe travel. Thus, this study has three objectives. First, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 on travel and the environment, as well as the role that tourists play in the transmission of the virus. Second, we examine how countries are handling COVID-19 vaccines. Finally, we pinpoint differences in vaccination coverage.

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Interactions between climate and COVID-19

Cited by 42 publications

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Protection of public's ecological concerns: current status and prospects for improvement

Protection of public's ecological concerns: current status and prospects for improvement

Assessing dietary adequacy and temporal variability in the context of Covid-19 among Indigenous and rural communities in Kanungu District, Uganda: a mixed-methods study

COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

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