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Taxonomy Archive: vulnerable populations
20 Apr 2018 |
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Second Global Conference on Health & Climate: “Building Healthier Societies Through Implementation of the Paris Agreement” Conference Conclusions and Action Agenda
This document includes conclusions and an action agenda resulting from the conference. The conference responded to the commitments of Parties to the UNFCCC to protect and promote health, and their requests through the World Health Assembly and WHO Executive Board, to renew and reinforce the engagement of the health community to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Unmask My City: Because everyone deserves clean air and a stable climate
Through Unmask My City, health organizations and health professionals in participating cities are pushing for solutions such as congestion charging to reduce car and truck traffic in cities; increased support for active transportation and cleaner-energy public transit; phasing out construction of new coal power plants; and monitoring ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND LABOUR: IMPACTS OF HEAT IN THE WORKPLACE
This Issue Paper explains the underlying mechanisms of the impact of climate change through altered thermal conditions in the workplace, shows examples of the current and likely future impacts and provides indications of policy response options to these challenges.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Arizona Extreme Weather, Climate, and Health Profile Report Executive Summary
This report focuses on two climate-related hazards and associated health impacts of major importance to Arizona—extreme heat events and air pollution.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat Exposure and Maternal Health in the Face of Climate Change
Climate change will increasingly affect the health of vulnerable populations, including maternal and fetal health. This systematic review aims to identify recent literature that investigates increasing heat and extreme temperatures on pregnancy outcomes globally. We identify common research findings in order to create a comprehensive ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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When Rising Seas Hit Home: Hard Choices Ahead for Hundreds of US Coastal Communities
Many important consequences of climate change are more subtle and slower moving than disasters. One such consequence is sea level rise. Unlike the catastrophic flooding that can accompany hurricanes, sea level rise impacts can take time to manifest. The final result, late this century and beyond, may be neighborhoods underwater. But ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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THE LOFOTEN DECLARATION
Climate Leadership Requires a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production: The Lofoten Declaration affirms that it is the urgent responsibility and moral obligation of wealthy fossil fuel producers to lead in putting an end to fossil fuel development and to manage the decline of existing production.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Air Quality Map
Explore the map to see which parts of the country are most affected by unhealthy air, or check out your area by clicking on a state, or click on the magnifying glass to type in your address. Climate change will increase the number of bad air days across much of the United States.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Boiling Points: The Inextricable Links Between Inequality and Climate Change
The objective of this report is to comprehensively map the various linkages between climate change and inequality while identifying key gaps in our research knowledge and our policy debates. By doing so, we aim to better integrate these two siloed issues and support efforts to mobilize a broad, multi-interest coalition that fights ...