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Climate Change & Health What do you want to learn? What What is the issue? Source: http://engage.gov.bc.ca/climateleadership/ Climate Change – by the Numbers 1979 – First international summit on climate change 1988 – identified as an issue caused by human activities 2014– UN Intergovernmental panel report on Climate Change 2015 - COP 21 (Paris) - goal of keeping global temperature increase below2 degrees. Expected rise in sea level 1 m (UN report based on 2013 data) to 3 m (Ice melt, sea level rise & superstorms, James Hansen - retired director of NASAs Institute for Space Studies) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science http://ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full_wcover.pdf http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/15/20059/2015/acpd-15-20059-2015-print.pdf 2015 – The Hottest Year on Record Coincides with 1st international summit on climate change Source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/01/climate-change Vancouver’s Climate Change Action Plan Source: http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/climate-change-adaptation-strategy.aspx Source: https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change Source: https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change What is the Difference Between Mitigation and Adaption? What’s the plan? ✓ Vancouver’s Climate Change Action Plan ✓ Vancouver’s Renewable City Strategy ✓ LMHO GreenCare Strategic Framework ✓ B.C.’s Climate Leadership Plan ✓ Canada’s National Climate Change Plan (TBD) ✓ UN Climate Change Conference, Paris COP21 How to determine your carbon footprint? http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index. php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/ How can I make a difference? Want to Learn More? Potential Future topics: 1. Focus on the evidence, such as the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change 2. Arguments - Counterarguments 3. Focus on individual actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change? 4. Eating sustainably 5. Attempting a ‘zero waste’ lifestyle 6. City of Vancouver plan for climate change Resources ✓ Climate Change & Health Policy Group (CCHPG) http://www.climatehealthbc.ca/#!resources/c1yjv ✓ Vancouver map of flood plain http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/flood-proofing-buildings.aspx ✓ 2014 UN Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change http://ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full_wcover.pdf ✓ Ice melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms - James Hansen http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/acp-2015-432/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-hansen-sea-levelrise_us_55aecb02e4b0a9b94852e7f5 Additional Resources ✓ Center for Disease Control – Climate and Health http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/default.htm ✓ American Public Health Association https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change ✓ US National Climate Assessment – Human Health http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/human-health ✓ The Lancet – Health and Climate Change http://www.thelancet.com/commissions/climate-change-2015 ✓ American Academy of Pediatrics http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2015/10/21/ peds.2015-3233.full.pdf