Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice

Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam; Sonora English; Jason Hickel; Jon Bonifacio; Renzo R Guinto; Kyle X Hill; Mita Huq; Rita Issa; Hans Mulindwa; Heizal Patricia Nagginda; Priscila de Morais Sato; Sujitha Selvarajah; Chetna Sharma; Delan Devakumar

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00919-4

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Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice

Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam Sonora English Jason Hickel Jon Bonifacio Renzo R Guinto Kyle X Hill Mita Huq Rita Issa Hans Mulindwa Heizal Patricia Nagginda Priscila de Morais Sato Sujitha Selvarajah Chetna Sharma Delan Devakumar

The Lancet Vol. 402 No. 10395 pp. 64-78 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jul 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 402(10395)
Pages: 64-78
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Authors

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Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam

Heizal Patricia Nagginda

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Priscila de Morais Sato

Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK

Funding

Wellcome Trust

MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN Award: CEX2019-000940-M

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Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam, Sonora English, Jason Hickel, et al. (2023). Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice. The Lancet, 402(10395), 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00919-4

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