Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 2150
• Main Authors: Carlson, Colin J., Colwell, Rita, Hossain, Mohammad Sharif, Rahman, Mohammed Mofizur, Robock, Alan, Ryan, Sadie J., Alam, Mohammad Shafiul, Trisos, Christopher H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.04.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/699/255/1629; 704/106/694/2739/2807; 704/106/694/2786; Africa, Eastern; Climate Change; Developing Countries; Disease transmission; Emissions; Encroachment; Geoengineering; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Health risks; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; LDCs; Leadership; Malaria; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - prevention & control; multidisciplinary; Populations; Risk; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Southern Hemisphere; Sunlight - adverse effects; Tropical environments; Vector-borne diseases; Africa, Eastern; Africa

Solar geoengineering is often framed as a stopgap measure to decrease the magnitude, impacts, and injustice of climate change. However, the benefits or costs of geoengineering for human health are largely unknown. We project how geoengineering could impact malaria risk by comparing current transmiss...