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A turning point for planetary health

WEBPLOS Global Public Health and PLOS Climate Section Editors Renzo Guinto, Tolu Oni & Anna M. Stewart Ibarra discuss the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health. This post is co-published on the PLOS blog Speaking of Medicine & Health.. The interconnectedness of life on our planet is a concept that is often invoked, but that has …

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Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems: An

WEBRenzo R. Guinto is the Vice Chair of the Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems of Health Systems Global.He is the Chief Planetary Health Scientist of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia and the Inaugural Director of the Planetary and Global Health Program of the St. Luke’s Medical …

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Health and climate change in the spotlight

WEBIn the wake of the 2023 Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, we explore the report’s key themes, and how publications in PLOS journals are helping to address knowledge gaps

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The global food crisis offers a chance to radically change

WEBThe grim message of ‘ the coming food catastrophe ’ is all too clear. Food insecurity will affect up to 1.9 billion people around the world by November 2022, according to a new report by Eurasia Group and DevryBV Sustainable Strategies. A sharp uptick is this insecurity has been catalyzed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the report argues.

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Water for health, climate, and sustainable development

WEBWater is a global issue that touches a number of other areas of our lives: health, climate, access to food, and emergency responses, among many others. This collection of research articles and opinion pieces from across our journals begin to illustrate the multidisciplinary nature of the topic, the impact that water, sanitation, and hygiene

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Stop the rot: evidence-based action to ensure handpump quality

WEBThree new reports from the ‘Stop the Rot’ initiative published in March 2022 examine handpump reliance, rapid corrosion, the quality of handpump components and supply chains in SSA. The research looked specifically at the main public domain handpumps – the India Mark Pump, and the Afridev Pump, and also drew on learnings …

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More reporting from the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York

WEBClarissa Brocklehurst, PLOS Water Section Editor, about her experience at the UN Water Conference and involvement in Interactive Dialogue 1 on Water for Health . This is a follow-up to the earlier post about the conference’s preparatory process.. Well, it has been over a week since the closing of the UN Water Conference, and I have finally …

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Special collection for the 2023 UNC Water and Health Conference

WEBWe are pleased to announce that PLOS is partnering with the 2023 UNC Water & Health Conference, taking place on October 23-27 th, to publish a collection of articles in PLOS Water and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation.The collection will feature papers from the research presented at the conference, across the breadth of …

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The IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report- a view from PLOS Climate

WEBWritten by Jamie Males, Executive Editor of PLOS Climate. This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the Synthesis Report for its AR6 cycle.This represents the culmination of years of intensive work by an international team of expert authors and review editors; a vital but demanding contribution that must …

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Well, the rich countries promised to pay for climate

WEBWhen you choose to publish with PLOS, your research makes an impact. Make your work accessible to all, without restrictions, and accelerate scientific discovery with options like preprints and published peer review that make your work more Open.

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Environmental Science Journals at PLOS

WEBPublication scope. Our environmental science journals facilitate conversations and empower decision makers to enact positive change that benefits the planet. We publish work across the fields of sustainability, water resources, and climate to help accelerate progress in topics that impact the world we live in. Learn more about journal scopes here.

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Discover the latest Environmental Sciences Research PLOS

WEBDiscover the latest Environmental Sciences Research. May 8, 2024 PLOS Climate Change Earth science Environmental science Sustainability Sustainable development Sustainable development goals Water. Our portfolio of environmental sciences journals continue to push the boundaries of research and research communication.

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Urban Infrastructure in a Changing Climate: Adapting to the

WEBby Shankar Ghosh[1], Anamika Barua[2] and Arup Kumar Sarma[3] [1] PhD Scholar, Interdisciplinary PhD program, IIT Guwahati[2] Professor, Department of Humanities and…

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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the climate evidence …

WEBSystematic reviews provide a qualitative synthesis of the available literature on a specified research question, whilst meta-analyses include a statistical analysis of quantitative data. In both cases, a clearly defined and replicable search strategy is used to identify relevant publications that will be included in the study.

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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Robbie Mallett

WEBIn this Latitude post, we get to know Robbie Mallett, a new member of the PLOS Climate editorial board.. About Robbie. After an undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Oxford, I moved to University College London for an MSc in climate change and a PhD in polar climate science.

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Cities and Climate Change: PLOS Climate’s first Call for Papers

WEBUPDATE: The submission deadline for our Cities and Climate Change call for papers has been extended to 23 September 2022! It has been almost a year since PLOS Climate first opened for submissions, and during that time the journal has been on an amazing journey. Working closely with our global editorial board, we have been …

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Environmental science articles

WEBRead the latest environmental and earth science research. June 13, 2023 PLOS Uncategorized. PLOS’ environmental science journals cover a broad range of topics, from agriculture and ecosystems, to the effects of environmental change on health, and resource management. Read some of the latest and most talked about research from …

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Addressing Climate Changes with Indigenous Knowledges and

WEBOur collaboration is housed in the Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences. The Rising Voices Center facilitates intercultural, relational-based approaches for understanding and adapting to extreme weather and climate events, climate variability and climate change. The Center brings together Indigenous and other …

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