Climate Change Impact on Disability and Health: Publications and Documents
Summary
The Climate Change Impact on Disability and Health database at Disabled World (DW) encompasses a range of publications that explore how environmental changes uniquely affect people with disabilities and seniors. Topics include the increased vulnerability of individuals with mobility impairments during extreme weather events, challenges in accessing emergency services and healthcare amid natural disasters, the exacerbation of chronic health conditions due to climate-induced factors, and the necessity of inclusive policies in climate adaptation strategies. These insightful resources shed light on overlooked issues, offer practical solutions, and assist those affected by providing knowledge that can lead to better preparedness and advocacy. By addressing specific challenges faced by these communities, the database serves as a crucial tool for fostering resilience and ensuring that climate responses are inclusive and effective.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2024 Heatwaves Linked to Over 62,700 Deaths Across Europe New research reveals over 62,700 heat-related deaths across Europe in summer 2024, with vulnerable populations facing disproportionate risks. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Global Hydroclimate Whiplash: Droughts, Floods, and Fires Earth's atmosphere acts like a sponge, intensifying wet and dry cycles as it absorbs and releases water, according to new research. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Researchers Develop Planimal Cells: Hybrid Animal Cells Powered by Solar Energy University of Tokyo researchers combine chloroplasts from algae with hamster cells. | ✓ | |
| California's Lithium-Rich Salton Sea Linked to High Rates of Childhood Respiratory Problems Study reveals windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep. | ✓ | |
| Climate Change: A Critical Health Crisis International experts warn of climate change challenges, threats, and the impact on health systems and emergency medicine systems worldwide. | ✓ | |
| Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Climate Emergency Climate report warns of escalating crisis and urges immediate action as UN summit nears. | ✓ | |
| Study Exposes Alarming Hazards in Great Salt Lake Dust New study reveals Great Salt Lake dust poses significant health risks due to high oxidative potential in exposed lakebed sediments. | ✓ | |
| Climate Change Increases Burden of Water Collection on Women Climate change could increase the amount of time women spend collecting water by up to 30 percent globally by 2050. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Economics of the Food System Transformation A new global policy report by the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) reveals transforming world food systems would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to 5 - 10 Trillion USD a year. | ||
| Human Evolution May Stop Us From Solving Climate Change Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change. | ||
| Vulnerable Populations in Coastal Communities Face Heightened Risk of Isolation from Sea Level Rise Disadvantaged populations will be the ones to experience some of the most severe burdens of climate change. | ||
| Human Rights Take a Backseat in Numerous National Climate Change Adaptation Policies Countries are not paying enough attention to marginalized peoples in responding to climate change-related challenges. | ||
| Ancient Viruses From Melting Ice Are Reawakening The release of only 1% of dormant pathogens could cause major environmental damage and widespread loss of host organisms worldwide. | ||
| European Heatwaves of Summer 2022 Killed 61000 An epidemiological analysis estimates that 63% more women than men died due to heat in the European summer of 2022, with the highest incidence in the Mediterranean region. | ||
| Wildfires Found to Produce Massive Amounts of Methane Scientists find a massive amount of methane is coming from wildfires - a source not currently being accounted for. | ||
| Cutting Back on Surgery Anesthetics Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study reveals that reducing anesthetics during surgery lowers greenhouse gases without compromising patient care. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Exxon Predicted Climate Change Decades Ago Climate projections reported by ExxonMobil between 1977 and 2003 were accurate and skillful in predicting subsequent global warming and contradicted the company's public claims. | ||
| From Frying Pan to Fire - U.S. Migration Due to Climate and Natural Hazards The study, Flocking to Fire: How Climate and Natural Hazards Shape Human Migration Across the United States, is the most extensive investigation of how natural disasters and climate change impacted U.S. migration over the last decade. | ||
| Planet Earth Facing 7th Mass Extinction Event Research confirms mass extinction 550M years ago killed 80% of early life. Environmental changes drove Earth's first die-off, mirroring today's crisis. | ✓ ✓ | |
| FEMA Climate Change Home Buyout Program Not Sustainable The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program has bought over 43,000 homes since 1989, usually after a presidential disaster declaration, to reduce flood insurance liability and turn properties into green space. | ||
| Investing in Sustainable Food Cold Chains Crucial Amid Food and Climate Crises At a time when the international community must act to address the climate and food crises, sustainable food cold chains can make a massive difference. | ||
| Breaking Systemic Barriers that Exclude People with Disabilities Within the Climate Justice Movement As a disability-inclusive development advocate, I have several concerns with the climate justice protest, as the prevailing ableist assumption is that disabled people cannot contribute to the climate change conversation. | ||
| Climate, Health, and People with Disabilities Op-ed article in relation to climate health and people with disabilities reflecting concurrent presentation for the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) 2022 conference in Washington DC. | ||
| Disability Justice and Climate Disaster Preparedness Peer-reviewed analysis of how disaster and climate policies overlook disabled people, with case studies and questions for building disability justice. | ✓ ✓ | |
| PFAS Pollution Renders Rainwater Unsafe to Drink Worldwide From Antarctica to the Tibetan Plateau rainwater is now unsafe to drink due to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). | ||
| Hope for Future of Ocean Governance - Commonwealth Blue Charter To mark World Oceans Day on June 8th, Commonwealth Head of Oceans and Natural Resources Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford shares how Blue Charter is a beacon of hope for the future of ocean governance. | ||
| 50 Foot Rise in Global Sea Level Possible by 2300 Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high. | ||
| Climate Change: Fate of the World in Our Hands We face a direct existential threat as we are now experiencing record-breaking temperatures around the world, extreme heatwaves, wildfires, storms and floods are leaving a trail of death and devastation. | ||
| Land Degradation Threatens Health of Billions Worldwide Land degradation affects 3.2 billion people, threatening health, food security, and ecosystems; urgent sustainable practices are essential for global well-being. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Climate Change Likely to be More Deadly in Poor African Settlements Conditions in crowded, urban settlements in Africa make effects of climate change worse, pushing temperatures to dangerous heights for children and seniors. | ||
| Climate Change May Increase ER Visits for Allergy Related Asthma Research reveals people with oak pollen allergies, particularly children, will have longer exposure to pollen that can induce allergic asthma. | ||
| El Nino May Be Spreading Diseases to New Places El Nino could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public health. | ||
| Future Conflicts Over World Water Sources Inevitable A look at looming global water conflicts driven by scarcity, climate stress, and inequality, affecting vulnerable populations including seniors and the disabled. | ✓ ✓ | |
| How Weather Can Affect Your Health Does the weather actually affect a person with arthritis for example? If it does, how does it affect them? The fact is there has not been a great amount of research into the subject. | ||
| Food Quality Will Suffer with Rising CO2 Levels Study shows food quality is declining under the rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide that we are experiencing. | ||
| NOAA Reports on Health Impact from Climate Change Climate projections show human health impacts possible within 30 years as studies demonstrate potential increases in waterborne toxins and microbes. | ||
| Climate Change May Affect Plague Distribution and Incidence As temperatures are rising and levels of snowfall are decreasing incidences of the plague are decreasing. | ||
| When Climate Change Affects Health, Do People Pay More Attention? Study suggests that re-framing the climate emergency issue helps people better understand and relate to the climate change problems. | ✓ | |
| Global Warming Information and Facts Facts and information on effects of global warming and climate changes affecting agriculture output health and quality of life. | ||
| Global Warming Hotter Days More Respiratory Problems High summer temperatures with global climate change creates spike in hospitalizations for respiratory problems. | ||
| Climate Change and Disease Spread Climate change concerns raised about spread of arboviruses or disease viruses carried by arthropods mosquitoes midges and ticks. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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