The impacts of the early outset of the COVID-19 pandemic on climate change research: Implications for policy-making.

Autor: Leal Filho W; Research and Transfer Centre 'Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management', Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033, Hamburg, Germany.; Department of Natural Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK., Wall T; International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom., Alves F; Universidade Aberta & Centre for Functional Ecology, Science for People and the Planet, University of Coimbra, Rua do Animal, n.º 752, 4200-055, Porto, Portugal., Nagy GJ; Facultad de Ciencias, IECA, Universidad de la República (FC-UdelaR), Iguá, 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay., Fernández Carril LR; School of Humanities and Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla, Atlixcáyotl 5718, Reserva Territorial Atlixcáyotl, 72453, Puebla, Pue, Mexico., Li C; Center for Geopolitical and Strategic Studies & Institute for Global Innovation and Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.; School of Urban and Regional Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China., Mucova S; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lúrio University, Pemba, P.O. Box 958, Mozambique.; Department of Biology & CESAM (Center for Environmental and Marine Studies), University of Aveiro, Portugal., Platje Joost J; WSB University in Wrocław, ul. Fabryczna 29-31, 53-609, Wrocław, Poland., Rayman-Bacchus L; University of Winchester Business School. Winchester, SO22 5HT, United Kingdom., Totin E; Ecole de Foresterie Tropicale, Université Nationale d'Agriculture, Kétou BP 43, Benin., Ayal DY; Center for Food Security Studies, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia., Lütz JM; School of Social Sciences, CHC Higher Education, Carindale, Brisbane, QLD, 4152, Australia.; School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.; School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Maroochydore, QLD, 4558, Australia., Azeiteiro UM; Department of Biology & CESAM (Center for Environmental and Marine Studies), University of Aveiro, Portugal., Vinuesa AG; SEPA-interea, Social Pedagogy and Environmental Education Research Group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain., Minhas A; Research and Transfer Centre 'Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management', Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033, Hamburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science & policy [Environ Sci Policy] 2021 Oct; Vol. 124, pp. 267-278. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.06.008
Abstrakt: Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the media and exercises pressure on governments worldwide. Apart from its effects on economies, education systems and societies, the pandemic has also influenced climate change research. This paper examines the extent to which COVID-19 has influenced climate change research worldwide during the first wave at the beginning of 2020 and how it is perceived to exploit it in the future. This study utilised an international survey involving those dedicated to climate change science and management research from Academia, Government, NGOs, and international agencies in 83 countries. The analysis of responses encompasses four independent variables: Institutions, Regions, Scientific Areas, and the level of economic development represented by the Human Development Index (HDI). Results show that: (1) COVID-19 modified the way the surveyed researchers work, (2) there are indicators that COVID-19 has already influenced the direction of climate change and adaptation policy implementation, and (3) respondents perceived (explicitly concerning the COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020), that the pandemic has drawn attention away from climate policy. COVID- 19 has influenced the agenda of climate change research for more than half of the respondents and is likely to continue in the future, suggesting that the impacts on their research will still be felt for many years. The paper concludes by outlining critical implications for policy-making.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2021 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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