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Apr 2018

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Protecting health from climate change: Connecting science, policy and people

A report from WHO presenting an overview of the science of the links between climate change and human health. It provides an update of the evidence on health risks caused by climate change, describes which populations are most vulnerable, and outlines the actions that will be necessary to protect health from climate change. Although ...

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Apr 2018

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Mainstreaming gender in health adaptation to climate change programmes: User’s guide

This guide is targeted towards programme managers who work in climate change and health adaptation, and provides them with practical information and concrete guidance to mainstream gender throughout all four phases of the project cycle: identification, formulation and design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change, Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future

This report draws from the previously described social vulnerability models and other resources to examine the effects of extreme weather events and climate-related challenges among vulnerable populations and highlighting opportunities for future focus. The intent of this research is to provide an inventory of available baseline data ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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Apr 2018

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Recommendations for Engaging Indigenous Populations

Disasters affect populations and ecosystems differently, depending on many factors such as socio-economic status, development practices, condition of the ecosystems, level of organization of the community and its human resources, and climate variability and extremes. Deteriorating environmental conditions in many parts of the world, ...

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Apr 2018

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Geopolitics of Climate Change – A Civil Rights Perspective

An African American family making $50-$60,000 per year is more likely to live next to a toxic facility than a White American family making $10-$15,000 per year. One example of these toxic facilities is the thousands of coal fired power plants that are the number one contributor to the carbon dioxide emissions that drive climate […]

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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 […]

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Apr 2018

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States

Climate change is a significant threat to the health of the American people. The impacts of human-induced climate change are increasing nationwide. Rising greenhouse gas concentrations result in increases in temperature, changes in precipitation, increases in the frequency and intensity of some extreme weather events, and rising sea ...

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Apr 2018

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Report of an Assessment of Community Perspectives About the Protection of Vulnerable Populatiosn During a Heat Emergency in San Francisco

Interviewed various community stakeholders about how to outreach and protect populations without many resources during a heat emergency in San Francisco.Can serve as an example on how to outreach to people who work with vulnerable populations, suggests ideas for how to protect. them.

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