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Title: Governing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in a Changing Climate: A Participatory Scenario Planning Approach Applied to Sweden in 2050
Author(s): Lambraki, Irene Anna
Cousins, Melanie
Graells, Tiscar
Léger, Anaïs
Abdelrahman, Sara
Desbois, Andrew P
Gallagher, Rose
Staaf Larsson, Birgitta
Mattson, Bengt
Henriksson, Patrik
Troell, Max
Søgaard Jørgensen, Peter
Wernli, Didier
Carson, Carolee Anne
Parmley, Elizabeth Jane
Contact Email: andrew.desbois@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
climate change
Sweden
scenario planning
interventions
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
alternative futures
Issue Date: 2022
Date Deposited: 10-Jan-2023
Citation: Lambraki IA, Cousins M, Graells T, Léger A, Abdelrahman S, Desbois AP, Gallagher R, Staaf Larsson B, Mattson B, Henriksson P, Troell M, Søgaard Jørgensen P, Wernli D, Carson CA & Parmley EJ (2022) Governing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in a Changing Climate: A Participatory Scenario Planning Approach Applied to Sweden in 2050. <i>Frontiers in Public Health</i>, 10, Art. No.: 831097. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.831097
Abstract: Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global crisis with long-term and unpredictable health, social and economic impacts, with which climate change is likely to interact. Understanding how to govern AMR amidst evolving climatic changes is critical. Scenario planning offers a suitable approach. By envisioning alternative futures, stakeholders more effectively can identify consequences, anticipate problems, and better determine how to intervene. This study explored future worlds and actions that may successfully address AMR in a changing climate in a high-income country, using Sweden as the case. Methods: We conducted online scenario-building workshops and interviews with eight experts who explored: (1) how promising interventions (taxation of antimicrobials at point of sale, and infection prevention measures) could each combat AMR in 2050 in Sweden given our changing climate; and (2) actions to take starting in 2030 to ensure success in 2050. Transcripts were thematically analyzed to produce a narrative of participant validated alternative futures. Results: Recognizing AMR to be a global problem requiring global solutions, participants looked beyond Sweden to construct three alternative futures: (1) “Tax Burn Out” revealed taxation of antimicrobials as a low-impact intervention that creates inequities and thus would fail to address AMR without other interventions, such as infection prevention measures. (2) “Addressing the Basics” identified infection prevention measures as highly impactful at containing AMR in 2050 because they would contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which would be essential to tackling inequities underpinning AMR and climate change, and help to stabilize climate-induced mass migration and conflicts; and (3) ”Siloed Nations” described a movement toward nationalism and protectionism that would derail the “Addressing the Basics” scenario, threatening health and wellbeing of all. Several urgent actions were identified to combat AMR long-term regardless which future un-folds, such as global collaboration, and a holistic approach where AMR and climate change are addressed as interlinked issues. Conclusion: Our participatory scenario planning approach enabled participants from different sectors to create shared future visions and identify urgent actions to take that hinge on global collaboration, addressing AMR and climate change together, and achieving the SDGs to combat AMR under a changing climate.
DOI Link: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.831097
Rights: Copyright © 2022 Lambraki, Cousins, Graells, Léger, Abdelrahman, Desbois, Gallagher, Staaf Larsson, Mattson, Henriksson, Troell, Søgaard Jørgensen, Wernli, Carson, Parmley and Majowicz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Notes: Additional co-author: Shannon Elizabeth Majowicz
Licence URL(s): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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