Climate Change Impact Articles & Analysis
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How Might IAIA Respond to Our Members' Concerns Raised in the IAIA COVID-19 Surveys? IAIA recently released the second of a series of surveys on how COVID-19 is affecting the policy and practice of impact assessment. The survey obtained the views of over 700 individuals involved in impact assessment across the globe. A summary of key points from the second survey can be found here, and the ...
Climate change poses serious threats to the health of America’s children. ...
“They are projects that are going to help reduce high asthma rates and improve resilience in communities that are vulnerable to climate change impacts like storm surge.” The Healthy Communities Grant Program focuses on identifying projects in target investment areas, including areas with environmental justice, areas with sensitive ...
Higher temperatures and more intense heat waves are expected under future climate change in the Mediterranean region, which will affect human health, resulting in more premature deaths. ...
” EPA’s FY 2014 request will allow EPA to continue its progress in addressing climate change; protecting the nation’s air, waters, and lands; supporting sustainable water infrastructure; and assuring the safety of chemicals. ...
Africa needs more research to address the information gaps on the impact of climate change on diseases, infections and epidemics caused by plant viruses, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Western Australia conducted a review of existing literature, and found that the research gaps include a lack of climate ...
What The CDC and NIH will cohost in coordination with American Public Health Association (APHA), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), a two-day symposium “Extreme Weather, Climate and Health: Putting Science into Practice.” This meeting is an opportunity for the research ...
More>> Africa needs to deal with health impacts of climate change Africa needs to deal with the health consequences of climate change, said African Union (AU) commissioner for Social Affairs, Bience Gawanas, at the 5th Conference of African Union Ministers of Health in Windhoek. Climate ...