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Japan's Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) as a Mental Health Intervention in an Era of Climate Change

The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly more apparent with intensifying extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and worsening air quality, which poses a significant threat to ecosystems and public health worldwide. Located in East Asia comprising of over 6,800 islands, Japan has c

Eastern and South Eastern Asia Regional Community

The Need for Mental Health Support for Environmental Defenders in the Philippines

According to the latest Global Climate Risk Index report by Germanwatch published in 2021, the Philippines is one of the top five countries most vulnerable to climate change.[1] The country faces at least twenty typhoons per year (with an average of five typhoons becoming supertyphoons) that cause i

Eastern and South Eastern Asia Regional Community

Integrating Mental Health in a Planetary Health Intervention in Indonesia

An archipelago of more than 17,000 islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Indonesia is a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia with almost 280 million people. With its tropical geography, Indonesia is facing some of the most pressing environmental threats, including climate change, w

Eastern and South Eastern Asia Regional Community

Integrating Climate Change into Mental Health Policy in Vietnam

Vietnam is a low-middle-income country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 331,700 km2, a coastline of 3,444 km and a population of around 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country. Being one of the countries most vulnerable to the risk of climate change impacts (1), Vietnam

Eastern and South Eastern Asia Regional Community

Impact of Heavy Flooding on Community Mental Health in Umueze Aname Community in Anambra State of Nigeria

This case study was identified during the Connecting Climate Minds regional dialogue for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Dialogue participants highlighted how heavy and unprecedented flooding, brought on by climate change, has impacted the mental health of the community.

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Community

Enhancing Access to Community Mental Health Services for Women Smallholder Farmers Affected By Climate Change

Agripsych Beam Ltd is a Kenyan Healthtech company that uses mobile technology to enhance access to mental health services for smallholder farmers affected by climate change. Our focus at AgriPsych Beam Ltd is to ensure that women smallholder farmers have a mental wellbeing safety net after crop or l

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Community

"Let us Thrive": Protecting our shared future through youth-led climate action for mental wellbeing

Nigeria is one of the ten countries most at risk of climate disasters (International Rescue Committee, 2023). From floods to extreme weather variability, the impacts of a changing climate are far reaching, impacting all regions and worsening the existing fragility of the nation. Within coastal regio

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Community