HHS’sOffice of Climate Change and Health Equity(OCCHE), a product of the 2021 executive order, has not been funded for three years largely because the HHS secretary has repeatedly failed to address its funding in budget testimony before three Congressional committees. The secretary did announce a...
HHS is taking a local approach to climate resilience bymobilizing its operating divisionsto develop localized resilience strategies as well as contributing to the knowledge base of the larger Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.
Although the frequency and magnitude of climate change-related health hazards (CCRHHs) are likely to increase, the population vulnerabilities and corresponding health impacts are dependent on a community’s exposures,pre-existing sensitivities, and adaptive capacities in response to a hazard’s impact. ...
As insurers start to pull out from markets battered by the fallout of climate change, governments areincreasingly at risk of having to foot the bill, according to the Bank for International Settlements."This trend, if left unabated, may lead to an insurance market failure for climate-related ri...
They do not, and cannot, describe all possible future outcomes. As such, there is no assurance that the scenarios presented in this report are a reliable indicator of the actual impact of climate change on ConocoPhillips' portfolio or business. We publish certain details of our scenarios to ...
Minding the climate gpa: environmental health and equity implications of climate change mitigation policies in California. Environ Just. 2009;2:173–7. Article Google Scholar Donner W, Rodriguez H. Population composition, migration and inequality: the influence of demographic changes on disaster risk...
Stakeholder participation at the intersection of climate and health is essential to assess and plan for the human health impacts of current and projected climate-sensitive hazards. Using the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) Coalition on Climate Change and Public Health workgroup and...
systems Article Regulatory Limits to Corporate Sustainability: How Climate Change Law and Energy Reforms in Mexico May Impair Sustainability Practices in Mexican Firms Antonio Lloret 1,2,*, Rogerio Domenge 1,2 and Mildred Castro-Hernández 2 1 Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México City...
However, different regions around the globe are expected to experience different magnitudes of change [1]. Shifts in average daily temperatures and precipitation rates will be more dramatic in some areas relative to others. As such, regional variation in the type and extent of climate change has ...