Tag: climate action
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Climate risks are rising, but are we doing enough to respond?
Nhi Nguyen It isn’t hard to notice the extreme weather changes in recent times. Here, in Brisbane, we recently experienced heavy downpours of rain and hail, followed by scorching heat close to 40 degree the day after in October. Between 2006 and 2017, heatwaves were responsible for about 36,000 deaths…
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Australia fails adaption to climate change
Honorary Associate Professor Liz Hanna Australia’s abject failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change was a key topic at last week’s Global Public Health Week. Hosted by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) from 4 – 8 April 2022, the Global Public Health Week initiative was a…
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Eating sustainably: Urban local governments take planetary health into their own hands
Liza Barbour and Assoc Prof Julie Brimblecombe (both of Monash University), Dr Rebecca Lindberg and Dr Julie Woods from Deakin University, and Prof Karen Charlton (University of Wollongong) With the federal government’s questionable commitment to achieving a 1.5°C future, many are seeking glimmers of hope elsewhere. Leadership on climate action…
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Climate change: what actions can we take as health professionals?
Public Health Association of Australia In a message to health professionals, the World Health Organization says ‘climate change will be the defining issue for health systems in the 21st century, interacting with all of the social determinants of health.’ People working in public health have already begun witnessing the impacts…
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New bushfire season prompts renewed call for action on climate
David Templeman, President of the Public Health Association Australia, former Director General of Emergency Management Australia With the start of spring and the weather warming, many areas of Australia have already entered the official start of a new bushfire season. Every Australian now knows the extreme dangers posed by…