Coordination and Cooperation are Essential: A Call for a Global Network to Enhance Integrated Human Health Risk Resilience Based on China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Coping Practice

Yelin Sun; Tian Liu; Tao Ye; Peijun Shi

doi:10.1007/s13753-021-00364-4

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Dec. 2021

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Yelin Sun, Tian Liu, Tao Ye, Peijun Shi. Coordination and Cooperation are Essential: A Call for a Global Network to Enhance Integrated Human Health Risk Resilience Based on China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Coping Practice[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(4): 593-599. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00364-4

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Yelin Sun, Tian Liu, Tao Ye, Peijun Shi. Coordination and Cooperation are Essential: A Call for a Global Network to Enhance Integrated Human Health Risk Resilience Based on China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Coping Practice[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(4): 593-599. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00364-4

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Yelin Sun, Tian Liu, Tao Ye, Peijun Shi. Coordination and Cooperation are Essential: A Call for a Global Network to Enhance Integrated Human Health Risk Resilience Based on China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Coping Practice[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021, 12(4): 593-599. doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00364-4

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Coordination and Cooperation are Essential: A Call for a Global Network to Enhance Integrated Human Health Risk Resilience Based on China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Coping Practice

doi: 10.1007/s13753-021-00364-4

Yelin Sun^1,3,
Tian Liu^1,3,
Tao Ye^1,3,
Peijun Shi^{1,2,3
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1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;
2. Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, 810008, China;
3. Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

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The authors acknowledge support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China Project (Grant No. 2016YFA0602404) and the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program under STEP (Grant No. 2019QZKK0606).

Available Online: 2021-12-25
Publish Date: 2021-12-25

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Abstract

More than a year after its appearance and still rampant around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted tragically how poorly the world is prepared to handle systemic risks in an increasingly hyper-connected global social-ecological system. The absence or clear inadequacy of global governance arrangements and mechanisms is painfully distinct and obvious. In this short article, we summarize a set of COVID-19 pandemic-related analyses and lessons that are inspired by Chinese practice. First, strong government response is one of the most important methods to control a pandemic. Second, countries should be concerned about human-to-frozen goods-to-human transmission. Third, sharing resources and experiences through cooperation is crucial to ensure an adequate health response. Based on these insights, we stress the critical importance of coordination and cooperation, and call for a global network to enhance integrated human health risk resilience.
- COVID-19,
- Human-to-frozen goods-tohuman transmission,
- Government response,
- Medical resources,
- Coordination and cooperation

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