Climate change adaptation : for health and social services / editors: Rae Walker and Wendy Mason.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walker, Rae, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Health aspects.

Climatic changes.

Environmental health.

Medical climatology.

Climate Change.

Environmental Health.

Public Health.

Medical Subjects:

Climate Change.

Environmental Health.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

xx, 263 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Climate change adaptation for health and social services

Place of Publication:

Clayton South, Vic, Australia : CSIRO Publishing, [2015]

Summary:

Climate Change Adaptation for Health and Social Services addresses concerns from the health and community services sector, including local government, about how to respond to climate change and its impacts on communities. What should an intervention framework for the community-based health and social services sector contain and how can it complement an organisation's core values, role and work programs? What current direct and indirect impacts of climate change are most relevant to organisations and the communities they serve003F Which population groups are most vulnerable to climate change and what are the impacts on them? Above all, what can be done to reduce the current risks from climate change to clients, communities and organisations? Written by expert researchers and practitioners, this book presents existing research, innovative practice and useful tools to support organisations taking practical steps towards adaptation to the impacts of climate change on people. It examines the evidence of climate change impacts on six of the most vulnerable population groups - people with disability; older people; women and children; Aboriginal people; rural people; and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds - as well as discussing effective interventions. Other key issues covered include health and social impacts of climate change, adaptation, mitigation, climate change communication, organisational adaptation and a case study of innovation illustrating some of the book's themes. Accessible, informative and incorporating extensive evidence and experience, Climate Change Adaptation for Health and Social Services is relevant for anyone within the health and community services sector concerned about climate change and its impacts on their community. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1: Issues. Health and social impacts of climate change / Kathryn Bowen and Sharon Friel

Adaptation: living with a changing environment / Guy Barnett, John Gardner and Jacqui Meyers

Migration of climate change / Greg Hunt

Communicating about climate change / Susie Burke

Part 2: Vulnerable populations and appropriate adaptations. People with disability and their carers / Rae Walker

People who are elderly or have chronic conditions / Margaret Loughnan and Matthew Carroll

Women and children / Debra Parkinson, Brad Farrant and Alyssa Duncan

Climate change: impact on country and aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture / Kerry Arabena and Jonathan 'Yotti' Kinglsey

Support for adaptation in culturally linguistically diverse communities / Alana Hansen, Scott Hason-Easey and Peng Bi

Rural communites experiencing climate change: a systems approach to adaptation

Part 3: Organisational adaptation. Community-based health and social services: managing risks from climate change / Karl Mallon and Emily Hamilton

Engaging communities in climate change adaptation / Helena Bishop, Aileen Thomas and Wendy Mason.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781486302529

1486302521

OCLC:

904571148

Publisher Number:

99973912911