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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 […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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A Health Impact Assessment of Non-Motorized Transportation Improvements in East Lansing
A number of transportation infrastructure and program changes were proposed, aimed at increasing the amount of non-motorized transportation used for travel within and through East Lansing primarily by improving the safety and aesthetic character of the walking and biking environment. This HIA focuses on these recommendations that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Shifting Diets for a Sustainable Food Future
Installment 11 of Creating a Sustainable Food Future shows that for people who consume high amounts of meat and dairy, shifting to diets with a greater share of plant-based foods could significantly reduce agriculture’s pressure on the environment. It introduces a protein scorecard ranking foods from lowest (plant-based foods) to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The challenge of communicating unwelcome climate messages
With the probability that global temperature rise can be kept below the 2°C target continuing to diminish, citizens as well as economic and political decision makers need to engage with knowledge about the likelihood and implications of severe future impacts, and the scale of mitigation required to avoid them, the likes of which few ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Minimum Standards for local climate-smart disaster risk reduction
Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme events and disasters.1 While disaster risk reduction (DRR) offers an important opportunity to adapt to current climate variability, in order to be successful, DRR efforts must also take into account changing climate‐related risks in the medium to long‐term. Many national climate ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health issues due to sea level rise impact communities in South Florida
The Florida Institute for Health Innovation released a report today on communities from Palm Beach to Key West with the greatest risk for adverse health effects of sea level rise and mapped zones most prone to environmental sea level rise impacts, described associated public health risks and identified the region’s socially, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Multifunctionality of Green Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure (GI) stands to improve quality of life in many ways, through its environmental, social and economic credentials, based on the multifunctional use of natural capital. Potentially a very valuable policy tool, GI’s multifunctionality could contribute to the achievement of a number of policy aims and fulfil the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Human Health in the Face of Climate Change: Science, Medicine, and Adaptation
There is significant scientific evidence indicating that the global climate is changing, largely due to human activities. Such climatic fluctuations may adversely impact human health and well-being in a variety of ways, including through exposure to extreme weather events; disruption of ecosystems, agriculture, and food production; ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Weathering Together: Resilience as a Vehicle to Reshape and Reimagine Policy, Political Will and the Public by the Praxis Project
There’s an old adage: “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Activists today are proving it wrong by breaking through millennia of long held beliefs about our powerlessness and helping people connect the dots between human/corporate behavior and climate change. As the public warms up to the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Presdent’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience: Recommendations to the President
Across America, states, cities, and communities are taking steps to protect themselves from extreme weather and other climate impacts. As part of his Climate Action Plan, President Obama signed an Executive Order on November 1st, 2013 establishing a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience to advise the Administration on how ...