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Climate change, extreme events and mental health in the Pacific region

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PurposeThis paper aims to address a gap in investigating specific impacts of climate change on mental health in the Pacific region, a region prone to extreme events. This paper reports on a study on the connections between climate change, public health, extreme weather and climate events (EWEs), livelihoods and mental health, focusing on the Pacific region Islands countries. Design/methodology/approachThis paper deploys two main methods. The first is a bibliometric analysis to understand the state of the literature. For example, the input data for term co-occurrence analysis using VOSviewer is bibliometric data of publications downloaded from Scopus. The second method describes case studies, which outline some of the EWEs the region has faced, which have also impacted mental health. FindingsThe results suggest that the increased frequency of EWEs in the region contributes to a greater incidence of mental health problems. These, in turn, are associated with a relatively low level of resilience and greater vulnerability. The findings illustrate the need for improvements in the public health systems of Pacific nations so that they are in a better position to cope with the pressures posed by a changing environment. Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the current literature by identifying the links between climate change, extreme events, environmental health and mental health consequences in the Pacific Region. It calls for greater awareness of the subject matter of mental health among public health professionals so that they may be better able to recognise the symptoms and relate them to their climate-related causes and co-determinant factors.
Herrera-Franco, Gricelda (57212546828); Carrión-Mero, Paúl (57208038096); Montalván-Burbano, Néstor (57210814655); Mora-Frank, Carlos (57216865424); Berrezueta, Edgar (23007383200)
2022
10.3390/w14071082
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128338875&doi=10.3390%2fw14071082&partnerID=40&md5=4a66094020184931155000a0e9ebbecb
Facultad de Ciencias de La Ingeniería, Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena (UPSE), Avda. Principal La Libertad-Santa Elena, La Libertad, 240204, Ecuador; Geo-Recursos y Aplicaciones GIGA, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, 090112, Ecuador; Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km 30.5 Via Perimetral, Guayaquil, 090112, Ecuador; Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra, Campus Gustavo Galindo, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, 090112, Ecuador; Business and Economy Department, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, Almeria, 04120, Spain; Departamento de Recursos para la Transición Ecológica, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME, CSIC), Oviedo, 33005, Spain
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