Setting research priorities for tackling climate change

Setting priorities for land management to mitigate climate change

BACKGROUND No consensus has been reached how to measure the effectiveness of climate change mitigation in the land-use sector and how to prioritize land use accordingly. We used the long-term cumulative and average sectorial C stocks in biomass, soil and products, C stock changes, the substitution of fossil energy and of energy-intensive products, and net present value (NPV) as evaluation crite...

Tackling the Research Challenges of Health and Climate Change

Setting priorities for global mental health research.

OBJECTIVE To set investment priorities in global mental health research and to propose a more rational use of funds in this under-resourced and under-investigated area. METHODS Members of the Lancet Mental Health Group systematically listed and scored research investment options on four broad classes of disorders: schizophrenia and other major psychotic disorders, major depressive disorder an...

Improving public health by tackling climate change

Across the world, climate change is now responsible for substantial mortality and morbidity, through direct effects on health and also by threatening the determinants of health. This commentary argues that adaptation policies to enhance resilience to adverse climate events are important, but must be coupled with determined action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The prize is synergy: many su...

Setting priorities in Asian stroke research

This is a report based on the Asia-Pacific Stroke Stroke Workshop at the Biopolis, Singapore in September 2005. The meeting discussed the priorities, future directions and other issues in stroke research in Asia. Stroke research must occupy a prominent area in Asian neurology as stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and dependency, resulting in substantial demands in individual, family ...