New research urges climate treaties to include mental health goals
A recent paper led by Manasi Kumar argues that global environmental agreements must integrate mental health and psychosocial well-being as core objectives.
Current policy gaps identified
Governments have spent decades building environmental policy around science and economics while ignoring the toll on human minds. Existing treaties like the Paris Agreement were designed to regulate emissions but were never meant to measure human well-being.
Specific impacts on communities
Floods, droughts and extreme heat leave behind anxiety, depression and trauma that can last for years. For children, these disasters cause disrupted schooling, fractured families and shattered social networks.
Proposed changes to treaties
The authors argue that mental health should be woven into how we design climate adaptation and assess loss and damage. This approach treats human well-being as a core goal rather than an afterthought in disaster risk reduction.
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