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New UNDP partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Planetary Health: Building a Livable Future for All

Governance and Policy Equity and Justice

New UNDP partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Planetary Health: Building a Livable Future for All

The Planetary Health Alliance’s partner network, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health, has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Programme to establish a Collaborating Centre on Planetary Health.

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Impact of temperature variations on burden of lower respiratory infections under climate change (1990–2021). BMC Public Health.
A man wearing a face mask stands outdoors in sunlight, with buildings and a stone wall in the background.

Infectious Diseases Climate Change

Impact of temperature variations on burden of lower respiratory infections under climate change (1990–2021). BMC Public Health.

Using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data, this study quantifies how high, low, and non-optimal temperatures contribute to lower respiratory infections across 204 countries, revealing climate-linked health inequities by age, sex, region, and development level.

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Huang, W., Yin, L., Li, H., et al.

Impact of marine microplastics on neurologic and functional disabilities: A population-level study. European Journal of Neurology.
Plastic waste in the foreground with a coastal city skyline and ocean in the background, highlighting pollution near urban shorelines.

Noncommunicable Diseases Ocean / Marine Degradation

Impact of marine microplastics on neurologic and functional disabilities: A population-level study. European Journal of Neurology.

This cross-sectional study links higher marine microplastic levels to increased prevalence of cognitive, mobility, and self-care disabilities in U.S. coastal counties.

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Makwana, B., Desai, B., Srinivasan, J., et al.