1 |
Communication |
Communication is about creating, designing, creating
channels, and transmitting information to inform, warn, and educate
stakeholders regarding climate change and COVID-19 crises and response
policies. |
Early and effective crisis communication is an important
aspect of crisis management. |
2 |
Economy |
Economy systems govern resource allocation and human
activities regarding the production, supply, and demand of goods. |
Crises can intervene and disrupt economic systems that govern the
production, supply, and demand for goods. In monetary terms, delay of
intervention can be costly, and crisis prevention can be more
cost-effective than curing its impacts. |
3 |
Environmental health |
There are many interlinkages between people
and their environments. This relationship is so critical. Maintaining a
healthy environment plays a critical role in ensuring human health,
human well-being, and safe communities. |
Environmental health is linked
to both climate change and many diseases, making investments to protect
the environment is crucial. |
4 |
International partnership and cooperation |
For global crises that
are transboundary in nature such as climate change and COVID-19,
international partnership, and cooperation to monitor, understand, and
effectively address the root causes and the consequent implications is
crucial. Partnership and cooperation can be of different forms,
including mobilizing financial resources, sharing data and information,
sharing solutions, and performing joint actions (e.g. sharing vaccines). |
Global problems require multiple forms of global solidarity and
international cooperation. No one is safe until everyone is
safe. |
5 |
Monitoring and data sharing |
It refers to efforts for continuously
observing the development of climate change and COVID-19 crises and the
effectiveness of response actions, and measures adopted to make all
relevant data needed to make informed decisions available to the public. |
Collecting and sharing data openly is important. Information
dashboards have played an important role in raising public awareness and
monitoring the development of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
6 |
Perception and behavior |
People display similarities and
differences regarding how they observe, perceive, and interpret
information and experiences. Also, they show patterns in their reactions
and responses to the picture they make regarding different issues. |
People are motivated to make positive actions when it comes to personal
threats. |
7 |
Policy and governance |
The set of roles and measures created by
policy-makers to plan, control, and regulate decisions to achieve
desirable goals. |
Governments can mobilize large resources and
establish effective policies to fight crises. |
8 |
Research and innovation |
For new global crises, the role of
research and innovation is crucial. Efforts of public institutions
(e.g., universities and research centers), private sector, and
non-governmental organizations that aim at enhancing understanding,
discovering commonalities and patterns, and producing innovative
solutions are imperative. |
Research and innovation are essential to
face new challenges (e.g., vaccine discoveries and
production). |
9 |
Socio-economic inequalities |
Crises might impose unequal impacts on
different society groups. Understanding, appreciating, and acting to
reduce socio-economic inequalities by improving the resilience of poor
and fragile societies is important. |
Poor and disadvantaged communities
are disproportionately susceptible to the negative impacts of
crises. |