250687 International Climate Vulnerability and Community Adaptation

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:30 AM

Kristie L. Ebi, PhD, MPH , ESS, LLC, Alexandria, VA
Few communities are well prepared to effectively prepare for, cope with, and recover from current climate variability. Modifying policies and programs to reduce this adaptation deficit is expected to increase resilience to projected changes in the frequency, intensity, and extent of extreme weather events with climate change.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Program planning
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe some international efforts to increase health protection to climate variability, and identify lessons learned.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an international climate change expert.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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