On 16 July 2024 Japan Today, an English-language online newspaper, published an opinion piece by Yasushi Katsuma (Academic Director, UNU-IAS) on health and well-being in the context of climate change. Published around the 10th anniversary of UNU-IAS, the piece highlights the health benefits of tackling climate change and argues that knowledge and education are critical to empower people to take individual climate action.
Excerpt:
By focusing on the health and well-being implications of climate change we can help to place individuals at the center of the climate conversation. But to further empower people to take individual action, knowledge and education are critical. Climate change education should stress how global environmental issues, human and planetary health are interconnected. Higher education institutions that adopt a multidisciplinary approach to climate education and put youth at the center of the conversation are essential.
The full article is available on the Japan Today website.