Health system plan for implementation of Paris agreement on climate change (COP 21): a qualitative study in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring public health is crucial in any policy debate on climate change. Paris Agreement on climate change is a global contract, through which countries have committed themselves to a public health treaty. The agreement has laid the foundation for mitigation and adaptation. This study was conducted to provide an evidence-based framework for policy-making in the health system of Iran in order to reduce the adverse effects of climate change on public health and to increase the adaptation of the health system as a result.

Methods

This is a qualitative study. We first used Delphi method to extract the components of Paris Agreement on climate change that were related to the functions and policymaking of health system in Iran. Twenty-three experts in health and climate

SUBMITTER: Mousavi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature