Community Rooted Approaches for Climate Change Equity

We know that the impacts of climate change affect already systemically excluded communities—including migrants, outdoor workers, tribal communities and elder and disabled community members—worst and first, and yet solutions for adaptation and mitigation often don’t incorporate community input or leadership. Community leaders and public health partners from across California discuss how community engaged, community-led and community co-designed initiatives center their needs and voices to develop workable, sustainable solutions for addressing heat, drought and wildfire events.

Jan Garrett from the Pacific ADA will discuss including people with/in disability communities in emergency planning, evacuation and shelter evaluation; Sarah Ryan from the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians will explain how the Climate Health Adaptation and Resilience Mobilization initiative collaborated with Lake County communities to prepare for and adapt to harmful algal blooms and extreme heat events; and Nayamin Martinez, of the Central California Environmental Justice Network, will explore how the Farmworker women & Respiratory Exposure to Smoke from Swamp Cooler Air (FRESSCA–Mujeres) project is assessing exposures to air pollutants among women agricultural workers in California’s Central Valley with leadership from impacted women.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bmIoWb-9StOap2QUmSAHuA#/registration