CC Health Women 2014-Final
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Climate Change, Womens Health,and What We Can/Should Do
CSW58 / UU-UNO
Jan W. Dash, PhDChair, UU-UNO Climate Initiative
Matchmaker, Climate Science Rapid Response Team
March 2014
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Ex: Crops down by 2100 (IPCC Vol II, TS.7)
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CROP YIELDS DOWN WHEN TEMP UP
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Climate Change and Health
! "Climate change is the biggest globalhealth threat of the 21st century.
! Effects of climate change on health will affectmost populations in the next decades and put thelives and wellbeing of billions of people atincreased risk.
! Ref:"Managing the health effects of climatechange",Anthony Costello et. al; Vol373May16, 2009
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Climate Impacts & Health IPCC 2007
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HEALTH
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3 specific examples of climate
impacts on women, #1: Disasters! Men and women are affected differently in
all phases of a disaster ! IPCC 2007, Vol II, Chapter 8, p. 398
! Ex: In the 1991 cyclone disasters that killed140 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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#2 Ex: Water Shortages
! In most developing countries, women areresponsible for collecting, storing, protecting
and distributing water
! In times of water scarcity women have tocarry 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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#3 Ex: Food Insecurity
Inuit Women (Canadian Journal Public Health 2010)
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!CLIMATE
!FOOD
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What can we do?
Climate Risk Management! Recognition of risks: 2 types
! Average risk: probable, low impact! Extreme risk: less probable, high impact
! The best way to think about the responseto climate is RISK MANAGEMENT
! Rational response to risk - lower it!! If dont act, todays extreme climate risktomorrows averageclimate risk
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Climate Mitigation no silver bullet.
Progress exists (good). We need MORE! Action by individuals! Action by organizations
! Corporations, Universities, Faith-based, NGOs! Action at all levels of government
! City, State, Regional, National, International! Action to support non-fossil energy
! Carbon tax (put a price on carbon)! Investor action (divestment, shareholders)
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Climate Ethics why we should act
! Climate justice:! Poor have the smallest effect on climate are
hurt the worst! Women and children in developing countries
! Intergenerational ethics:! Lives of our descendants! More humane for preventive action by us now
rather than requiring expensive disasteradaption by our descendants in the future
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Reference: climate.uu-uno.org
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Bottom Line on Climate:
Big Problem that We Can Solve! Human activities are causing recent global
warming / climate change
! Climate impacts bad, observed now, willbecome far worse if we do not act! Health impacts will be very bad
! NOTtoo late! We have the technology, just need the will! We need optimism (no other choice)
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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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Temperature Forecasts depend on
Human Behavior (Model scenarios)
IPCC 2007
Science Vol I
Now appear
conservative
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APPENDIX: Contrarians / Deniers
and Opposition to climate action! We Have No Climate Risk4 trenches:
1. Deny global warming exists2. Deny human influence on climate3. Minimize climate impact risk4. Exaggerate cost of climate action mitigation
! Create doubt = old tobacco tactic! Science cant prove so we shouldnt act
! Oppose climate action, renewable energy! Sponsors: libertarian think tanks, fossil fuel interests
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