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Apr 2018

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How to Harness the Power of Your Community to Address Climate Change: A Local Official’s Guide

This guide offers: 1.) Suggestions about key community engagement strategies 2.) Examples of how counties and cities have used these strategies to involve the public in their climate chang deliberations 3.) Ways to energize the community to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 4.) Lessons learned from local agencies that ...

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Apr 2018

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Health Equity and Community Engagement Report

This Bay Area Regional Summary report combines the data from all Local Health Jurisdiction reports and describes perspectives of both Local Health Departments and community agency staff on key themes that emerged in discussions from the focus groups conducted. The data results presented show local priorities in health inequities and ...

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Apr 2018

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Natural and unnatural synergies: climate change policy and health equity

Climate change and health inequities represent two of the greatest challenges to human development in the 21st century. As the Copenhagen summit on climate change planned for December 2009 approaches, there are opportunities to use the political momentum of climate change to promote health equity. The broad-ranging policies required ...

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Apr 2018

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A framework for stakeholder engagement on climate adaptation

The CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship has been created to address the urgent national challenge of enabling Australia to adapt more effectively to the impacts of climate change and variability. This working paper series aims to: Provide a quick and simple avenue to disseminate high-quality original research, based ...

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Apr 2018

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Nuestro Futuro: Climate Change and U.S. Latinos

(In both English and Spanish) This report examines the unique challenges facing U.S. Latinos, as well as the tremendous opportunities available if we take climate action. Solutions like ramping up wind and solar energy and increased energy efficiency will help to create well-paid jobs, save money by cutting electric bills, and help ...

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Apr 2018

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Citizen’s Guide for Readiness for Climate Extremes in the Desert Southwest

This guide includes materials to help facilitate conversations and planning for extreme heat events within neighborhood groups and organizations. It is intended to provide citizens of Southern Arizona with a com- prehensive list of resources to help prepare for and build resilience in the face of extreme climate emergencies. It also ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2016

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Our nationally ...

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