VIEWPOINT Sandra Smiley and Michele Heisler Climate change has numerous impacts on health, both current and projected.[1] These health impacts are disproportionately borne by people experiencing poverty, inequity, and marginalization.[2] Two synergistic and complementary strategies exist to address them: decreasing the carbon emissions driving climate change (mitigation) and implementing measures to minimize its negative consequences (adaptation).[3] Adaptation and mitigation efforts globally are currently insufficient to address future risks.[4] While advocacy… Continue reading "Climate Adaptation and Human Rights: Potential Directions for Health Advocacy and Research"

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