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20 Apr 2018 |
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Human health and the Rio Conventions: biological diversity, climate change and desertification
This discussion paper is the result of collaboration between the World Health Organization and the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The report reviews the scientific evidence for the linkages ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Addressing Inequities at the Intersection of Health and Climate Change: Workshop Summary Report
The purpose of this workshop was to explore how we can find common ground between the research and policy agendas of climate change and health in order to decrease greenhouse gases while improving health outcomes for those populations that are most at risk. Specifically, this workshop aimed to achieve the following objectives: 1) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Report of the Colorado Local Resilience Project
On April 22, 2015, the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization on behalf of the Colorado Climate Network released the report of the Colorado Local Resilience Project, jointly convened by CCN and the Colorado Municipal League (CML) to develop an agenda to help make Colorado communities more resilient to possible climate change impacts, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Report on the Health and/or Safety Impacts Associated with the Transport, Storange, and Handling of Coal and/or Coke in Oakland, Including at the Proposed Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal in the West Gateway Area of the former Oakland Army Base
The purpose of this review is to assist the City in evaluating information in its public record regarding (1) health, safety and/or general welfare evidence that the City Council might consider generally applicable to legislation regulating or banning certain activities regarding coal and coke, e.g., the handling, and storage, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
Over nine months, Puget Sound Sage and Got Green set out to learn how our communities were experiencing climate change. Led by the Climate Justice committee, we interviewed 175 people living in South Seattle/King County and 30 organizations with the goal of determining our collective priorities and lift up the message that poor ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Polling Memo and Summary for California Release: 2015 Environmental Attitudes Survey
Latino Decisions in partnership with Earthjustice and GreenLatinos conducted a national survey of Latino registered voters and their attitudes toward the environment. The survey, fielded between June 24 and July 8, is based on a national sample of 1,200 Latino registered voters who were interviewed by landline, cell and on-line in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Health Impacts of Energy Choices: A Briefing Paper for the Health Community
Access to energy for cooking, heating, transport, and productive activities is essential to human health. Access to electricity is also critical to improving health service delivery, strengthening health systems, and achieving universal health coverage. As the World Health Organization (WHO) observes, “energy access in health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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List of IPCC and climate change communications research
This list is a compilation of academic papers and books that are relevant as background reading for the IPCC Expert Meeting on Communications in Oslo, Feb. 9-10, 2016. The is by no means an attempt to make a complete list, and references may be somewhat arbitrary. It is compiled by CICERO Center for International Climate […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Training Manual: Climate and Health
IFMSA is proudly launching today a training manual, titled Climate and Health: Enabling Students and Young Professionals to Understand and Act Upon Climate Change Using a Health Narrative, developed in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Equity in Building Resilience in Adaptation Planning
Over the years we’ve seen increase in heat waves, droughts, extreme weather, sea levels, and, though we are all impacted, it is the most vulnerable communities and countries who are bearing the brunt of the effects. While we work to stem the tide of climate change, we must adapt to the clear and present danger […]