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Apr 2018

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Minding the Climate Gap: What’s at Stake if California’s Climate Law Isn’t Done Right and Right Away

This report explores whether or not implementation of cap-and-trade in California might fail to capture public health benefits, or even make an already inequitable situation worse, taking into account co-pollutants.

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Apr 2018

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The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap

This report explores disparities in the impacts of climate change and the abilities of different groups to adapt to it. It also offers concrete recommendations to closin the climate gap, starting with insuring that climate solutions don’t leave anyone behind.

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Apr 2018

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The social dimensions of climate change: discussion draft

This paper addresses the social dimensions of climate change from a sustainable, equitable development perspective, understood as “an irreducible holistic concept where economic, social and environmental issues are interdependent dimensions that must be approached within a unified framework”, and where the overarching outcome is ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change adaptation: where does global health fit in the agenda?

Human-induced climate change will affect the lives of most populations in the next decade and beyond. It will have greatest, and generally earliest, impact on the poorest and most disadvantaged populations on the planet. Changes in climatic conditions and increases in weather variability affect human wellbeing, safety, health and ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change and Australian agriculture: a review of the threats facing rural communities and the health policy landscape

Population health is a function of social and environmental health determinants. Climate change is predicted to bring significant alterations to ecological systems on which human health and livelihoods depend; the air, water, plant, and animal health. Agricultural systems are intrinsically linked with environmental conditions, which ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change and farmers’ mental health: risks and responses

Climate change is exacerbating climate variability, evident in more frequent and severe weather-related disasters, such as droughts, fires, and floods. Most of what is known about the possible effects of climate change on rural mental health relates to prolonged drought. But though drought is known to be a disproportionate and ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change effects on human health in a gender perspective: some trends in Arctic research

BACKGROUND: Climate change and environmental pollution have become pressing concerns for the peoples in the Arctic region. Some researchers link climate change, transformations of living conditions and human health. A number of studies have also provided data on differentiating effects of climate change on women’s and ...

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Apr 2018

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Adapting to the effects of climate change on Inuit health

Climate change will have far-reaching implications for Inuit health. Focusing on adaptation offers a pro-active approach for managing climate-related health risks—one that views Inuit populations as active agents in planning and responding at household, community, and regional levels. Adaptation can direct attention to the root ...

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Apr 2018

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Deaths Attributed to Heat, Cold, and Other Weather Events in the United States, 2006-2010

Objectives – This report examines heat-related mortality, cold-related mortality, and other weather-related mortality during 2006-2010 among subgroups of U.S. residents.Methods- Weather-related death rates for demographic and area-based subgroups were computed using death certificate information. Adjusted odds ratios for ...

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Apr 2018

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Dengue transmission in the Asia-Pacific region: impact of climate change and socio-environmental factors

OBJECTIVE: To review the scientific evidence about the impact of climate change and socio-environmental factors on dengue transmission, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS: Search of the published literature on PubMed, ISI web of Knowledge and Google Scholar. Articles were included if an association between climate or ...

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