Agenda

Questions:

1. Is there an ethical obligation to integrate indigenous knowledge into research about the local effects of climate change on health and ways in which these can be mitigated, and what other ethical obligations arise when this is done?
    
2. Reflecting on Ahn Vu’s case, what ethical obligations does a research team have regarding the long-term impact of the research on participants and their communities, especially if mitigation policies are not immediately or fully implemented?

Questions:

1. What philosophical and conceptual issues arise when the narrow conception of research ethics, which traditionally applies to human subject research, is applied to climate change health research?
    
2. What are the practical implications of a narrow conception of research ethics in the field of climate change and health research and what changes are needed?
    
3. Who is responsible for thinking about planetary health and ensuring these considerations are part of the research ethics governance framework?

Questions:

1. To what extent is existing research ethics guidance sufficient to advance justice and fairness in climate change health-related research agenda setting and uptake?
    
2. For research on the health impacts of climate change, what would justice and fairness in research agenda setting and uptake look like?

Questions:

1. How should researchers balance their responsibilities to address current disease burdens with the impact of their research on climate change?
    
2. Is there a risk that highlighting the climate impacts of health research further disincentivises research with often marginalised populations most affected by climate change?
    
3. What should guide the distribution of responsibilities to limit or mitigate the environmental impacts of health research?

Questions:

1. What ethical factors need to be considered when seeking to balance urgency and caution when researching new technologies in relation to climate change and health?
    
2. When balancing urgency and caution, whose voices should be heard?