Inequitable Outcomes of Climate Emergencies Demonstrate the Need for Changes in Practice and Policy
Fact SheetMechanisms for Advancing Health EquityEnvironment, Climate and HealthThis first piece focuses on the concrete harms that result from the development of laws, policies, and practices produced without meaningful efforts to engage with communities, highlighting some of the real-world impacts of inequitable practices with respect to drought, wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat. The examples provided are starting points for thinking through how things have gone wrong, where change may be needed, and opportunities for successful collaboration.