Environmental Economics Unit
Conducts research and policy analysis to support environmentally sustainable
and climate-resilient health systems.
and climate-resilient health systems.
About Us
We support the development of health systems that are efficient, equitable, environmentally sustainable, and climate-resilient by focusing on both carbon resilient healthcare (mitigation) and climate resilient healthcare (adaptation) aspects of climate and health.
On the mitigation side, we aim to understand how the health sector contributes to environmental degradation and climate change and identify ways to reduce such impacts without compromising welfare (health and financial).
On the adaptation side, we focus on understanding how climate change and environmental degradation affect human health and health systems, as well as identifying cost-effective interventions to adapt to and reduce effects of climate change.
Vision
To ensure health systems are environmentally sustainable and resilient to climate change
Scope of Work
- Generate evidence of the impact of health systems on the environment and climate change and climate change on human health.
- Monitor and measure the carbon footprint of Thailand’s health sector.
- Identify and promote environmentally friendly practices without compromising health.
- Translate knowledge and evidence into policies, practices, and behavior.
- Build the capacity of researchers to conduct research on the nexus of climate, environment, and health.
Projects
- Thai Hospitals Emissions Management System (THEMS): Link
- Carbon Quest: an educational game: Link
- Environmental impacts of dialysis interventions in Thailand: a life cycle assessment (LCA) study
- Mapping the use of data in climate and health policies in Thailand
- Impact of heat on health in Thailand: a systematic review
- Environmental Sustainability on Health Technology Assessment (ESHTA): Link