2022 Policy Brief for Brazil (POR)
2022 Policy Brief for Brazil in collaboration with FIOCRUZ, SBMFC, UFRGS, UFG, IEA-USP, and UFCSPA
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Policy Briefs
2022 Policy Brief for Brazil
2022 Policy Brief for Brazil in collaboration with FIOCRUZ, SBMFC, UFRGS, UFG, IEA-USP, and UFCSPA.
2022 Policy Brief for Colombia (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for Colombia in collaboration with the Department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes, the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the division of Population Health of Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá.
2022 Policy Brief for Colombia
2022 Policy Brief for Colombia in collaboration with the Department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes, the Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the division of Population Health of Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
2022 Policy Brief for Costa Rica (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for Costa Rica in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica (School of Philosophy, School of Medicine, Research Center in Geophysics), and the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education on Nutrition and Health
2022 Policy Brief for Costa Rica
2022 Policy Brief for Costa Rica in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica (School of Philosophy, School of Medicine, Research Center in Geophysics), and the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education on Nutrition and Health
2022 Policy Brief for Ecuador (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for Ecuador (ESP) in collaboration with the Ecuadorian Society of Public Health
2022 Policy Brief for Ecuador
2022 Policy Brief for Ecuador in collaboration with the Ecuadorian Society of Public Health
2022 Policy Brief for India
2022 Policy Brief for India in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research
2022 Policy Brief for SIDS
2022 Policy Brief for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, the University of Auckland, and the Caribbean College of Family Physicians.
2022 Policy Brief for Peru (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for Peru (Spanish) in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown South America, Clima, and the Laboratory of EcoHealth and Urban Ecology.
2022 Policy Brief for Norway (NO)
2022 Policy Brief for Norway (Norwegian) in collaboration with NIPH, UIO, NMBU, MET, NVE, NCCS, and CICERO.
2022 Policy Brief for Canada (FR)
2022 Policy Brief for Canada (French) in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, and the Canadian Nursing Association.
2022 Policy Brief for MSF
2022 Humanitarian Policy Brief in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
2022 Policy Brief for USA (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for the USA (Spanish), developed in collaboration with the American Public Health Association.
2022 Policy Brief for USA
2022 Policy Brief for the USA, developed in collaboration with the American Public Health Association
2022 Policy Brief for Australia
2022 Policy Brief for Australia (English) in collaboration with the MJA, RACP, AMA, AIDA, ACN, AMSA, and PHAA.
2022 Policy Brief for Canada
2022 Policy Brief for Canada (English) in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, and the Canadian Nursing Association.
2022 Policy Brief for Chile
2022 Policy Brief for Chile (English) in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown South America and the Centre for Public Policy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2022 Policy Brief for Chile (ESP)
2022 Policy Brief for Chile (Spanish) in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown South America and the Centre for Public Policy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2022 Policy Brief for Egypt
2022 Policy Brief for Egypt (English) in collaboration with New Giza University.
2022 Policy Brief for EU
2022 Policy Brief for EU (English) in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown in Europe, CPME, EPHA, ASPHER, and HEAL.
2022 Policy Brief for Malaysia
2022 Policy Brief for Malaysia (English) in collaboration with the Malaysian Medical Association and the Academy of Medicine in Malaysia.
2022 Policy Brief for Norway
2022 Policy Brief for Norway (English) in collaboration with NIPH, UIO, NMBU, MET, NVE, NCCS, and CICERO.
2022 Policy Brief for Peru
2022 Policy Brief for Peru (English) in collaboration with the Lancet Countdown South America, Clima and the Laboratory of EcoHealth and Urban Ecology.
2022 Policy Brief for UK
2022 Policy Brief for the UK (English) in collaboration with the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Physicians, and the UK Alliance on Climate Change
2021 Policy Brief for Australia
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Brazil
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Brazil (POR)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Canada (FR)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Canada
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Chile (ENG)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Chile (ESP)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Costa Rica (ESP)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Costa Rica
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Europe
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Germany (GER)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Germany (ENG)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief Global
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report and all other policy briefs
2021 Policy Brief for India
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief MSF
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Norway
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Peru (ESP)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for Peru
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for UK
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for the USA (ESP)
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
2021 Policy Brief for the USA
Pulling out data from the 2021 Report
Policy Brief for Peru
This brief focuses on three themes from the 2020 global Lancet Countdown report which are particularly relevant to Peru, namely, city-level climate change risk assessments, premature mortality from ambient air pollution, and vector-borne disease.
Responding to the health risks of climate change in Europe
A joint policy publication by Lancet Countdown: Tracking Health and Climate Change and the European Environment Agency
NDCs and COVID-19 Recovery Policy Brief
Realising the health opportunities of COVID-19 recovery plans through Nationally Determined Contributions
2020 Policy Brief on Humanitarian Impacts
2020 policy brief on humanitarian impacts of climate change, in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
2020 Policy Brief for the USA (Esp)
2020 policy brief for the USA (Español) in collaboration with the American Public Health Association.
2020 Policy Brief for the USA
2020 policy brief for the USA (English) in collaboration with the American Public Health Association.
2020 Policy Brief for the UK
2020 policy brief for the UK in collaboration with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists.
2020 Policy Brief for Germany (Deu)
2020 policy brief for Germany (Deutsch) in collaboration with the Bundesärztekammer (German Medical Association), Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Medical Faculty of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
2020 Policy Brief for Germany (Eng)
2020 policy brief for Germany (English) in collaboration with the Bundesärztekammer (German Medical Association), Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Medical Faculty of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
2020 Policy Brief for France (Fr)
2020 policy brief for France (Français) in collaboration with the Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins (CNOM)
2020 Policy Brief for France (Eng)
2020 policy brief for France (English) in collaboration with the Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins (CNOM).
2020 Policy Brief for the EU
2020 policy brief for the EU in collaboration with the Standing Committee of European Doctors.
2020 Policy Brief for China (Mandarin)
2020 policy brief for China (Mandarin) in collaboration with Tsinghua University, Sun Yat-Sun University, and China CDC.
2020 Policy Brief for China (Eng)
2020 policy brief for China (English) in collaboration with Tsinghua University, Sun Yat-Sun University, and China CDC.
2020 Policy Brief for Canada (Fr)
2020 policy brief for Canada (Français) in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association.
2020 Policy Brief for Canada (Eng)
2020 policy brief for Canada (English) in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association.
2020 Policy Brief for Australia
2020 policy brief for Australia in collaboration with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australian Medical Association, the Australian Medical Students' Association and the Medical Journal of Australia.
2019 Policy Briefing for Chile (Español)
Policy brief for Chile in collaboration with Centre for Public Policy of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2019 Policy Briefing for India
Policy brief for India in collaboration with Public Health Foundation of India and Centre for Environmental Health, PHFI
2019 Policy Briefing for Canada (French)
Policy brief for Canada (FRANCAIS) in collaboration with Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Public Health Association
2019 Policy Briefing for Germany (Deutsch)
Policy brief for Germany (DEUTSCH) in collaboration with German Medical Association, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Hertie School
2019 Policy Briefing for the United States of America
Policy brief for the US in collaboration with American Public Health Association
2019 Briefing for EU Policy Makers
Policy brief for the EU in collaboration with Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
2019 Policy Briefing for the UK
UK: Policy brief for the UK in collaboration with Royal College of Emergency Medicine and Royal College of General Practitioners
2019 Policy Briefing for China
Policy brief for China in collaboration with Tsinghua University and Sun Yat-sen University
2019 Policy Briefing for Chile
Policy brief for Chile in collaboration with Centre for Public Policy of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2019 Policy Briefing on Humanitarian Impacts
Global humanitarian: Humanitarian policy brief in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières
2019 Policy Briefing for Brazil
Policy brief for Brazil in collaboration with Brazilian Society of Family and Community Medicine and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
2019 Policy Briefing for Australia
Policy brief for Australia in collaboration with MJA-Lancet Countdown Australia, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australian Medical Students’ Association and Medical Journal of Australia
2019 Policy Briefing for Canada (English)
Policy brief for Canada (ENGLISH) in collaboration with Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Public Health Association
2019 Briefing for German Policymakers
Policy brief for Germany (ENGLISH) in collaboration with German Medical Association, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Hertie School
2018 Briefing for the Global Health Community
Lancet Countdown 2018 briefing for the global health community, developed in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières
2018 Briefing for Chinese Policymakers
Briefing for Chinese policymakers, developed in partnership with Tsinghua University and the National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese CDC
2018 Briefing for Indian Policymakers
Briefing for Indian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Public Health Foundation of India and the Centre for Environmental Health
2018 Briefing for EU Policymakers
Briefing for EU policymakers, developed in partnership with the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
2018 Briefing for US Policymakers
Briefing for US Policy Makers, developed in partnership with the American Public Health Association
2018 Briefing for Brazilian Policymakers
Briefing for Brazilian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Brazilian Society of Family and Community Medicine, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and the National Institute for Space Research
2018 Briefing for Canadian Policymakers
Briefing for Canadian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Public Health Association
2018 Briefing for Australian Policymakers
Briefing for Australian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Medical Journal of Australia, Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian Medical Students' Association
2018 Briefing for UK Policymakers
Briefing for UK policymakers
2018 Briefing for Dutch Policymakers
Briefing for Dutch policymakers, developed in partnership with the Dutch Nurses' Organisation
2018 Briefing for Spanish Policymakers
Briefing for Spanish policymakers, developed in partnership with Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna
2017 Briefing for US Policymakers
US Briefing developed in partnership with the American Public Health Association
2017 Briefing for UK Policymakers
Briefing for UK policymakers, developed in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians
2017 Briefing for Chinese policymakers
Briefing for Chinese policymakers, developed in partnership with Tsinghua University
2017 Briefing for EU policymakers
Briefing for EU policymakers, developed in partnership with the European Public Health Alliance
2017 Briefing for Australian policymakers
Briefing for Australian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2017 Briefing for Swedish policymakers
Briefing for Swedish policymakers, developed in partnership with Umeå University and the Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation
2017 Briefing for Canadian policymakers
Briefing for Canadian policymakers, developed in partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association.
Briefing for the Global Health community
This brief draws on findings from the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change. Conceived in a multilateral context, the Commission contributes to emerging debates on climate change and health, and outlines how progress on a range of issues might be made over the short- and long-term.
Briefing for Health Policymakers and Health Professionals
Many solutions to climate change offer significant health ‘co-benefits’, reducing healthcare costs for often over-burdened health systems and improving economic productivity.
Multimedia
2022 Lancet Countdown Animation
Animated video summarising the 2022 Lancet Countdown Report
2020 Lancet Countdown Animation
2020 Report animated video
2020 Social Media Infographics
Shareable graphics for social media 2020 (English, French, Spanish available)
2019 Social Media Infographics
Shareable graphics for social media 2019 (English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Vietnamese)
2019 Lancet Countdown Animation
2019 report animated video showing how climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children
Video: Policymakers must act on climate change now (2019)
The Lancet interviews Lancet Countdown authors on why governments need to make commitments now to protect the health of children.
2019 Washington USA Report Launch Event Recording (video)
Video of the 2019 Lancet Countdown report launch in Washington, USA (18th November 2019)
2019 Caribbean Report Launch Event Recording (video)
Video of the 2019 Lancet Countdown report launch in Barbados (19th December 2019)
2019 Oman report launch event recording (video)
Video of the 2019 Lancet Countdown Oman report launch in Muscat (18th December 2019)
2019 Mexico report launch event recording (video)
Video of the 2019 Lancet Countdown Mexican report launch event in Mexico City (19th November 2019).
2019 Brazilian report launch event recording (video)
Video of the 2019 Lancet Countdown Brazilian report launch in Sao Paolo, 18th November 2019.
2018 Lancet Countdown Animation
A short animated film providing an overview of the 2018 report
Heat Stress Animation
A short animated film providing an overview of the health effects of heat
2018 Lancet Countdown Infographics (Spanish)
Infographics of some of the headline findings of the 2018 Lancet Countdown Report in Spanish
Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change 2017 Video
A short animated film providing an overview of the 2017 report.
The Lancet Podcast (30.10.17)
Nick Watts and Elizabeth Robinson discuss their findings from the 2017 report of The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
Lancet Countdown Animated Video
A short animation introducing the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change.
Lancet Countdown Launch Infographics
Download the Lancet Countdown Launch infographics to share on your social media platforms using @LancetCountdown and #ClimateHealth.
Lancet Countdown Planetary Health/GeoHealth Talk
Dr Nick Watts, Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, presented at the Planetary Health/GeoHealth Annual Meeting at Harvard University.
2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change Video
A short animated film describing how we can transform climate change from a threat to an opportunity to improve global health.
The Lancet’s Podcast Episode on Health and Climate Change
Dr Nick Watts sat down with The Lancet to give an overview of the Lancet Countdown for their podcast.
2018 Lancet Countdown Infographics (English)
Infographics of some of the headline findings of the 2018 Lancet Countdown Report
Lancet Countdown Authors talk Health and Climate Change
Intensive Care Physician Professor Hugh Montgomery and Climate Systems Dynamics Professor Peter Cox join Natasha Maw and the UCL Grand Challenges Synergies Podcast, to discuss their cross disciplinary work on the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change.
Lancet Countdown 2017 Interactive Infographics
Explore and interact with the 2017 report’s findings.
Translated Executive Summaries
2022 Lancet Countdown Executive Summary (AR)
Lancet Countdown 2022 Executive Summary (Arabic)
2022 Lancet Countdown Executive Summary (MAN)
Lancet Countdown 2022 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
2022 Lancet Countdown Executive Summary (ESP)
Lancet Countdown 2022 Executive Summary (Spanish)
2022 Lancet Countdown Executive Summary (EN)
Lancet Countdown 2022 Executive Summary (English)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (German)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (German)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2020 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Deutsch)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Deutsch)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2019 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (Mandarin).
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (French).
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2018 Executive Summary (Spanish).
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary (English)
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive summary (English).
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary (French)
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary in French.
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary (Spanish)
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary in Spanish.
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary (Mandarin)
Lancet Countdown 2017 Executive Summary in Mandarin.
2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change Report
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change maps out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide. This Commission is multidisciplinary and international, with strong collaboration between academic centres in Europe and China. The central finding from the Commission is that tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.
2009 UCL Lancet Commission – Managing the Health effects of Climate Change
The first UCL Lancet Commission report, setting out how climate change over the coming decades could have a disastrous effect on health across the globe. The report examines practical measures that can be taken now and in the short and medium term to control its effects.
Other
Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change in Africa
This technical brief draws on a selection of indicators from the 2022 Global Lancet Countdown Report, to provide an initial snapshot of the evolving health profile of climate change in Africa.
Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States
This research aims to strengthen collaboration with academic institutions, agencies generating relevant data and policy makers in SIDS.
The Lancet Editorial 2020
The Lancet Editorial calls for action to tackle both the climate & COVID-19 crises together (December 2020)
2020 Global Press Release
Global press release for the 2020 Report of the Lancet Countdown (December 2020)
2019 Global Press Release
Global press release for the 2019 Lancet Countdown report launch (November 2019)
Counting Down To Climate Change – 2017 Editorial
Exposing the urgency for a response as environmental changes cause damaging effects on health worldwide now.
The Lancet Countdown’s Inaugural Report
Read the Lancet Countdown's Inaugural report published in The Lancet on 14th November, 2016.
Tackling Climate Change: The Greatest Opportunity For Global Health
Helena Wang and Dr Richard Horton comment.
2009 UCL Lancet Commission – Managing the Health effects of Climate Change
The first UCL Lancet Commission report, setting out how climate change over the coming decades could have a disastrous effect on health across the globe. The report examines practical measures that can be taken now and in the short and medium term to control its effects.
Lancet Countdown Abstract 2016 (Serbian)
Lancet Countdown 2016 Serbian Abstract provided by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
Lancet Countdown Abstract 2016 (Polish)
Lancet Countdown 2016 Polish Abstract provided by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
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