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of climate change (general) !! Impacts of climate change on health !! Impact on womens health (specific) !! What can / should we do !! Appendix
!! Quick review of the science !! The climate deniers - action opponents
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CLIMATE IMPACTS WILL NEGATIVELY AFFECT HEALTH GENERALLY AND WOMENS HEALTH SPECIFICALLY
!!Gender, Climate Change, and Health "! World Health Organization report
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HEALTH
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!! Ex: In
the 1991 cyclone disasters that killed 140 000 people in Bangladesh, 90% of victims were women (WHO report; Aguilar, 2004) !! Heat wave in Europe !! Climate change => more extreme events
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most developing countries, women are responsible for collecting, storing, protecting and distributing water !! In times of water scarcity women have to carry water home from unsafe sources. This can lead to water-related diseases such as diarrhoeal disease, which in developing countries is a leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age (WHO & UNICEF, 2005)
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! FOOD
!CLIMATE
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of risks: 2 types
!! Average risk: probable, low impact !! Extreme risk: less probable, high impact
!! The
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!! City, State, Regional, National, International !! Carbon tax (put a price on carbon) !! Investor action (divestment, shareholders)
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!! Poor have the smallest effect on climate are hurt the worst
!! Women and children in developing countries
justice:
!! Intergenerational
!! Lives of our descendants !! More humane for preventive action by us now rather than requiring expensive disaster adaption by our descendants in the future
ethics:
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Reference: climate.uu-uno.org
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activities are causing recent global warming / climate change !! Climate impacts bad, observed now, will become far worse if we do not act
!! Health impacts will be very bad
!! NOT
too late !! We have the technology, just need the will !! We need optimism (no other choice)
!!You
can help
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Thank You
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APPENDIX: QUICK SCIENCE REVIEW: Global warming exists, due to us. Graph: Natural variation removed (El Nios/La Nias, volcanoes, sun):
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Deny global warming exists Deny human influence on climate Minimize climate impact risk Exaggerate cost of climate action mitigation
!! Create
Science cant prove so we shouldnt act !! Oppose climate action, renewable energy
!! Sponsors: libertarian think tanks, fossil fuel interests
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