Psychology and climate crisis

Signing the Lisbon Resolution

For too many years psychology has been too much away from environment issues. Even when psychology is used psychologists are not there applying it. As citizens, as professionals or as scientists we have to stand up and advocate for psychology in climate change action, not only dealing with the psychological consequences of climate change but working on prevention, behaviour change and decision making processes.

F. Rodrigues, M. R. de Sousa, A. Sales e A. Evans

Last November, in Lisbon, more than 40 psychologists organizations meet to address climate change challenges and commit with a joint action and a resolution. The Summit on Psychology and Global Health was an historical event for psychologists around the world, but also for all citizens, because of all the benefits it can mean and bring to this fight. All organizations present their work on this field and their goals for the future.  Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal's President, in his speech at the Summit, thanked the psychologists for their role in society and their contribution to tackle climate crisis, stressing that this is a task for all.

The report of this Summit will be delivered to United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and several other international institutions around the world.

We now have the responsibility to work together, with our behaviours and our knowledge, doing everything we can to advocate for the use of psychology and human behaviour scientific knowledge on this collective effort.