Outline:
ly depending on regions and place their live
• Climate change is occurring and has a strong
(rural vs urban).
anthropogenic (human) influence.
• Examples of Current impacts: a) sea-level rise,
• The resulting changing weather patterns can
more frequent and intense extreme weather
affect human health trends and projections in
events, more hot days; b) without adaptation
climate.
and mitigation climate change could result in
• Current and future consequences include
a dramatically increased health burden in the
sea-level rise, extreme weather events, droughts
regions.
etc. • The health sector has a role nationally and in-
EXERCISE:
ternationally in preparing for, preventing and
• At the beginning of the session, participants in
coping with the health risks of climate change.
groups of 5-7 draw on a flipchart the links between climate change and health, and present the outco-
RESOURCES/ VIDEOS
mes of their discussion to the group. The facilitator
i. TeddyTV for NRK. 2012. Walk the Dog. https://you-
then summarizes them in a more formal presenta-
tube.com/watch?v=e0vj-0imOLw.
tion.
ii. Climate Reality Project. 2011. Climate 101 with w8Cyfoq8.
c. Policies & practice of mitigation & adaptation - Relevance to health
iii. Other resources: http://copinmycity.weebly.com/
Introduction:
best-videos-about-climate-change.html
Mitigation and adaptation, from practice to policies
Bill
Nye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v-
for healthy and sustainable societies
EXERCISE In a group of 3-5, participants should discuss and
Outline:
list:
• Two climate change responses – mitigation
• Ways that climate change is affecting health in
and adaptation.
their cities/countries.
• Many mitigation & adaptation activities are re-
• Institutions that shall responsible for managing
levant to the health sector.
this effect.
• If emissions are reduced (mitigation), health of the population is improved (co-benefits/win-
b. Population health and climate change
win).
Introduction:
• The health sector plays an important role in
What is health, what is climate change, and how
adaptation - requires multi-sectoral collabora-
are the two linked
tion. • Strong need for health sector to influence mi-
Outline:
tigation activities in other sectors.
• Health impacts of climate change will be felt globally.
VIDEO
• Climate change will exacerbate current and
• Overview of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: A focus on Adaptation.: https://player.vimeo.com/video/89725715.
underlying burden of disease. •
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