Global Research and Action Agenda for Climate Change and Mental Health

  1. Emma Lawrance
  2. Jessica Newberry Le Vay
  3. Yaroup Ajlouni
  4. Suhailah Ali
  5. Kenneth Anchang Yongabi
  6. John Jamir Benzon Aruta
  7. Meghan Bailey
  8. Gary Belkin
  9. Susan Clayton
  10. Pamela Collins
  11. Monika dos Santos
  12. Mohamed Eissa
  13. Omnia El Omrani
  14. Maria Faciolince
  15. Natalie Greaves
  16. Renzo Guinto
  17. Katie Hayes
  18. Kyle Hill
  19. Neil Jennings
  20. Hope Lekwa
  21. Sandeep Maharaj
  22. Alessandro Massazza
  23. Kelton Minor
  24. Farzana Misha
  25. Tulsi Modi
  26. Sameen Nasar
  27. Friederike Otto
  28. Leeya Pressburger
  29. Mo’nes Qudah
  30. Malcolm Ridout
  31. Christopher Trisos
  32. Ans Vercammen
  33. Daniella Watson
  34. Britt Wray
  35. Sacha Wright
  36. Lian Zeitz
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Abstract

The climate crisis is increasingly contributing to a mental health crisis. Policy and practice inadequately account for the mental health costs of climate change and the mental health benefits of climate action. The climate and mental health field is expanding rapidly but unevenly. Connecting Climate Minds (CCM), a global initiative, aimed to develop a guiding vision to ensure investment in and implementation of future research aligns with lived experience needs and appropriately informs policies. CCM convened 1184 contributors with diverse expertise across 126 countries, through 21 online and in-person dialogues. Their insights produced a Global Research and Action Agenda for climate change and mental health. This paper outlines the 53 research priorities structured into four high-level themes (impacts, risks and vulnerable groups; pathways and mechanisms; mental health benefits and risks of climate action; mental health interventions). It also outlines how to implement research and translate evidence to action.

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