November 07, 2022
What are the links between climate change, epidemics and socioeconomic inequality? While recent epidemics have focused attention on the effects of epidemics on economic outcomes, and a separate literature in climate science and environmental health has linked global environmental change to increased incidence of epidemics of infectious disease, there’s relatively little work connecting these two literatures. Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan explore the links between climate change, epidemics and group-based inequality.
