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On the Frontlines of Climate and Environmental Collapse: Disaster Risk Reduction Must Evolve

April 22, 2020

Sarah Henly-Shepard

Ali Blumenstock

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The current global pandemic from COVID-19 is a potent, pressing example of why the international community must focus more on preparedness and risk...

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adaptation, Climate Integration, disaster, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, governance, health, resilience, weather & climate services

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Global

Bridging the gap to improve integration of climate information and health programming

July 31, 2019

Fernanda Zermoglio

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Changes in the frequency, location, and severity of climate impacts are placing more people at risk from health-related hazards such as reduced air...

Keywords:

adaptation, Climate Risk Management, health, resilience, weather & climate services

Geography:

Global

Changing energy practices improves women’s health and builds climate resilience in Nepal

July 26, 2019

Judy Oglethorpe

Shant Raj Jnawali

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Using firewood more efficiently and promoting alternative energy in Nepal improves women’s health, changes their lives, and reduces climate...

Keywords:

clean energy, forest/forestry, gender, health, partnership, resilience, weather & climate services

Geography:

Asia

A group of women stands in a field of wheat.

Impacts of Climate-Smart Villages: A non-zero sum game

June 21, 2019

Shalika Vyas

Arun Khatri-Chhetri

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Samantabai is a happy woman. The first 'super-champion' farmer in her village, she has been involved in the Climate-Smart Village (CSV) project under...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, climate policy, climate science, governance, health, private-sector engagement, weather & climate services

Geography:

Asia

Men receiving his mosquito net LLIN during mass campaign in Casamance, Senegal.jpg

Editor’s Pick: Global health tools and resources on Climatelinks

June 5, 2019

Isabela Barriga

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This year’s World Environment Day theme focuses on a global challenge with pressing implications on human health and the environment: air pollution...

Keywords:

adaptation, Climate Risk Management, climate science, health, resilience, weather & climate services

Geography:

Global

Indian Red Cross Society gives out water in Bhubaneswar city.

Understanding and Addressing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Human Health

May 1, 2019

Joslin Isaacson

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Extreme heat is often referred to as a “silent killer.” Its impacts are not starkly visible like the destruction caused by a flood or hurricane, but...

Keywords:

adaptation, climate change integration, health, resilience, urban, weather & climate services

As Cholera Strikes, Climate and Health Integration Take on Urgency in Mozambique

April 24, 2017

Colin Quinn

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Facing an unusually heavy rainy season, an ongoing cholera outbreak and growing concern about the spread of malaria and other diseases, the...

Keywords:

adaptation, climate change integration, health, partnership, weather & climate services

Geography:

Africa

Hotspots of Health Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa

April 19, 2017

Fernanda Zermoglio

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To help decision makers target resources to areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where they are needed most, USAID is supporting a hotspots mapping initiative...

Keywords:

adaptation, climate change integration, health, resilience, weather & climate services

Geography:

Africa

Children from Mbacke Primary School in Senegal demonstrate the correct way to hang an insecticide-treated net outside to prevent malaria.

Can Ocean Temperature Changes Forecast Malaria Transmission in Southern Africa?

April 4, 2017

Fernanda Zermoglio

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In backpacking across Africa as a recent college graduate, James Colborn felt drawn to the place and the people and wanted to do more than just...

Keywords:

adaptation, climate change integration, health, weather & climate services

Geography:

Africa

Health and Climate Colloquium Report

January 26, 2017

Elisabeth Gawthrop

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Last year the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Mailman School of Public Health , both of Columbia University, hosted...

Keywords:

adaptation, climate change integration, health, weather & climate services

Geography:

Global

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On the Frontlines of Climate and Environmental Collapse: Disaster Risk Reduction Must Evolve

Bridging the gap to improve integration of climate information and health programming

Changing energy practices improves women’s health and builds climate resilience in Nepal

Impacts of Climate-Smart Villages: A non-zero sum game

Editor’s Pick: Global health tools and resources on Climatelinks

Understanding and Addressing the Risks of Extreme Heat on Human Health

As Cholera Strikes, Climate and Health Integration Take on Urgency in Mozambique

Hotspots of Health Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa

Can Ocean Temperature Changes Forecast Malaria Transmission in Southern Africa?

Health and Climate Colloquium Report

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