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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 serve? 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.

Climate Change Adaptation for Health and Social Services -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction: climate change adaptation in the health and social services sector -- Part 1: Issues -- Part 2: Vulnerable populations and appropriate adaptations -- Part 3: Organisational adaptation -- Appendix: climate change adaptation audit tool -- Index -- 1 Health and social impacts of climate change -- 2 Adaptation: living with a changing environment -- 3 Mitigation of climate change -- 4 Communicating about climate change -- 5 People with disability and their carers -- 6 People who are elderly or have chronic conditions -- 7 Women and children -- 8 Climate change: impact on country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture -- 9 Support for adaptation in culturally and linguistically diverse communities -- 10 Rural communities experiencing climate change: a systems approach to adaptation -- 11 Community-based health and social services: managing risks from climate change -- 12 Engaging communities in climate change adaptation -- Introduction -- Climate change and global health -- Climate change as an equity issue -- Importance of multi-sectoral partnerships in strengthening health and wellbeing -- Case study: communities coming together to strengthen health and social outcomes in conditions of adversity -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- The adaptation challenge -- Climate projections and uncertainty -- Direct and indirect impacts -- Vulnerability assessments -- Issues of equity and fairness -- Pathways to adaptation -- Towards effective engagement -- Drivers that promote adaptation -- Barriers that hinder adaptation -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Learning from case studies -- Case study: adapting low-income households to extreme heat -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Carbon dioxide and fossil fuels.

Language -- Impacts of climate change -- Floods -- Fire -- Emergency management -- Less energy and different energy -- Different energy -- Social change -- Examples of mitigation programs -- The mitigation imperative -- References -- Introduction -- A variety of climate-related conversations -- Climate change conversations can feel daunting -- but don't have to be -- Preparing for the conversations -- Framing the message -- Presenting information vividly -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Climate change and health risks -- Definitions of disability -- Issues for people with disability and their carers -- social justice approach to climate change and disability -- A functional approach to emergencies and disability -- Reasons disability organisations are concerned about emergencies -- Issues for people with disability in emergencies -- Inclusive planning to meet functional needs -- Key areas of action -- Emergency mass shelter and food -- Continuity of services -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Who are older Australians and where do they live? -- What is the prevalence of chronic health conditions and increased vulnerability to climate impacts? -- What are the other factors that increase vulnerability to climate extremes? -- What do we already know about the impact of climate stressors on older people and those with chronic conditions? -- Will adaptation to warmer climate bring any benefits for older people or people with chronic disease? -- Estimating the economic costs of climate change: drawing upon heat health effects -- What actions can be taken by government, health and social service agencies to ameliorate impacts and facilitate adaptation and mitigation? -- What can be done at the local level to reduce the impact of climate change on vulnerable groups? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Introduction.

Disproportionate effect on women globally -- Disproportionate effect on women in Australia -- Women's poverty and inequality -- Prescribed gender roles: heroic men and protected women -- The impact of climate change on children -- Climate change and violence against women -- Women in climate change planning and emergency management -- Women in firefighting -- Short- and long-term actions -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Climate change, Indigenous adaptation, Indigenous knowledge -- Overcoming the disconnect -- Structuring discourse of strength and resilience -- Aboriginal community-controlled models of health and connection to country -- Custodianship, country and stewardship -- Actions to connect to country and culture in health and community services -- Final comments -- References -- Introduction -- History of Australian immigration -- Climate change in the local context -- The impacts of climate change on CALD communities -- Risk communication and the culture-centred approach -- Implications of the culture-centred model for communicating about climate change adaptation -- Evidence-supported interventions to support adaptation -- Building social capital -- Heatwave strategies -- Risk communication messages -- New arrivals -- Older CALD community members -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Rural populations -- A conceptual model for understanding rural and remote health -- Adaptation -- Conclusion -- References -- Introduction -- Community sector consequences of extreme weather events -- A myth-busting objective -- Methods -- Literature results: a bad place for a blind spot -- Survey results: a sector unprepared -- Understanding the real impacts -- Barriers: the mind is willing but the budget is weak -- Societal spin-offs: beyond internal resilience -- Building social infrastructure -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements.

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