TY - JOUR
T1 - Making waves in resilience
T2 - Drawing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for advancing sustainable development
AU - van der Voorn, Tom
AU - van den Berg, Caroline
AU - Quist, Jaco
AU - Kok, Kasper
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected societies across the world while its economic impact has cut deeper than any recession since the Second World War. Climate change is potentially an even more disruptive and complex global challenge. Climate change could cause social and economic damage far larger than that caused by COVID-19. The current pandemic has highlighted the extent to which societies need to prepare for disruptive global environmental crises. Although the dynamics of combating COVID-19 and climate change are different, the priorities for action are the same: behavioral change, international cooperation to manage shared challenges, and technology's role in advancing solutions. For a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis to be durable and resilient, a return to ‘business as usual’ and the subsequent often environmentally destructive economic activities must be avoided as they have significantly contributed to climate change. To avoid this, we draw lessons from the experiences of the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond to advance sustainable development.
AB - The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected societies across the world while its economic impact has cut deeper than any recession since the Second World War. Climate change is potentially an even more disruptive and complex global challenge. Climate change could cause social and economic damage far larger than that caused by COVID-19. The current pandemic has highlighted the extent to which societies need to prepare for disruptive global environmental crises. Although the dynamics of combating COVID-19 and climate change are different, the priorities for action are the same: behavioral change, international cooperation to manage shared challenges, and technology's role in advancing solutions. For a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis to be durable and resilient, a return to ‘business as usual’ and the subsequent often environmentally destructive economic activities must be avoided as they have significantly contributed to climate change. To avoid this, we draw lessons from the experiences of the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond to advance sustainable development.
KW - Climate change
KW - Covid-19
KW - Pandemic recovery
KW - Resilience
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132408806&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100171
DO - 10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100171
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85132408806
SN - 2666-0490
VL - 4
JO - Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
M1 - 100171
ER -
