Tag: climate change
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Achieving Equitable Access to Green Spaces and Environmental Benefits Webinar: Resources
I teamed up with PHEAL to produce a webinar featuring an esteemed group of speakers who imparted their perspectives on how we can achieve green space equity. Rachel Bennett (MIG), Tiffany Eng (Raimi + Associates), and Emily Gvino (Clarion Associates) shared that advancing equitable green space access requires community-led decision-making, strategic investments in green infrastructure,…
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A Nature-based Solution to Climate Change: Mangroves
Mangroves are vital coastal ecosystems that protect communities from storm surges, flooding, and strong winds by acting as natural buffers, while also serving as one of the planet’s top carbon-capturing ecosystems. However, they face significant threats from human activities, jeopardizing their critical role in climate resilience and community wellbeing.
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Climate Week NYC 2024 Event Recap: Redlining and Flooding—Breaking the Cycle of Disinvestment
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm late last night, the most powerful storm to ever hit this region in history, and will move up the coast to North Carolina and Georgia. According to the The New York Times, this storm could create a storm surge up to 20…
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2024 Climate Literacy Guide Now Available
As of this Tuesday morning, September 24, 2024, the US Global Change Research Program published the 3rd edition of the Climate Literacy Guide! Last updated in 2009, 24 organizations (many of them federal agencies) and 60+ individuals collaborated to revamp this guide. What are some key updates from the last guide?⭐️ The Guiding Principle that…
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Climate Week NYC 2024 Event Recap: Climate Action for Health – Solutions from the Health Sector
The evidence is clear that climate change and public health are interconnected; syndromic surveillance allows us to track how many people who visit the emergency room are being affected by certain health conditions (which can be instrumental when understanding how extreme heat can contribute or exacerbate chronic illnesses, for example). 5% of global GHG emissions…
A Healthy Blueprint 