Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk

Marco, Moreno Di; Baker, Michelle L.; Daszak, Peter; Barro, Paul De; Eskew, Evan A.; Godde, Cécile; Harwood, Tom; Herrero, Mario; Hoskins, Andrew J.; Johnson, Erica; Karesh, William B.; Machalaba, Catherine; Garcia, Javier Navarro; Paini, Dean; Pirzl, Rebecca; Smith, Mark S.; Zambrana‐Torrelio, Carlos; Ferrier, Simon

doi:10.1073/pnas.2001655117

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“…The climate adaptation community must develop a long-term strategy for pandemic preparedness 12,13 , as COVID-19 is neither the first nor only time that our globalized society will face these types of compound risks; for example, Puerto Rico was forced to stop Zika surveillance and response in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Current governance and institutional structures -and the risk frameworks used in the IPCC and National Climate Assessment reports -are vulnerable to compartmentalization, especially in the health sector.…”

Section: A Pandemic Preparedness Strategy For Climate Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Compound climate risks in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Section: A Pandemic Preparedness Strategy For Climate Adaptationmentioning

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Compound climate risks in the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…The history of pandemics teaches us that almost all recent human pandemics and most of the emerging infectious diseases originated from animals (mainly in wildlife). It is known that species more resistant to human pressure are likely to become the new competent hosts of vector-borne diseases and then to become the most probable spillover agents toward human hosts ( 27 , 28 ). Furthermore, we must remember that biodiversity perturbation and its trivialization is the main trigger of virus spillover events ( 29 ), as probably happened for COVID-19 ( Figure 2 ).…”

Section: Pandemics Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For this reason, it is also time to rethink urban areas by projecting proximity buffer zones to prevent direct contact between agricultural/zootechnic activities and natural habitats. Finally, the conservation of natural biodiversity and its related species interactions are essential conditions to reduce the risk of spillover events ( 27 ). On the whole, a cooperative work (RRI-driven) involving human-health agencies, agricultural authorities, farmers, and natural resource managing institutions, could be essential to promote the global ecological management to avoid the spread of a new putative pandemic “COVID-20” or other risky vector-borne pathogens that may adversely affect human health, the environment and economy.…”

Section: Pandemics Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking Urban and Food Policies to Improve Citizens Safety After COVID-19 Pandemic

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The ongoing pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is literally changing the world. From December 2019 to date, more than 22 million cases have been reported worldwide and global health institutions are acting to slow down the virus transmission and are looking for possible prevention strategies in case of a new outbreak. As in other endemic or pandemic phenomena, the issues mostly covered by scientific and media attention are related to the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of COVID-19. However, a still neglected issue regards the adoption of a more systemic approach considering the close connection among the infection, the environment, and human behaviors, including the role of diet and urban management. To shed light on this issue, we brought together a faculty group involving experts in environment and biodiversity, food safety, human nutrition, and behavior, bioprospecting, as well as medical doctors having a deep knowledge of the complex historical relationship between humanity and vector-borne infections. Two main aspects emerged from the integrative overview of the current COVID-19 pandemic: (i) the scientific community should start sharing social actions and policy advocacy based on the assumption that human health strongly depends upon a sustainable exploitation of natural resources in populated areas; (ii) the specific strategic role of the cities in developing sustainable food systems and promoting healthy dietary patterns. Definitely, some priority issues should be addressed to achieve these goals, such as global efforts to increase food safety and security, which would benefit from urban and peri-urban agriculture enhancement, smallholder food producers support, and ecosystem services and local biodiversity maintenance.

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“…The 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report showed that about 1 million species face extinction without rapid interventions to tackle the drivers of biodiversity loss, such as land use and climate change 6. The covid-19 pandemic reminds us that many emerging diseases arise from complex interactions between humans, wildlife, and domestic animals, resulting from changes in land use or food systems 7. Marine and terrestrial ecosystems also sequester carbon from the atmosphere and therefore have a vital role in climate mitigation efforts 8…”

Section: Safeguarding Human Health and Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%