Global Disability Justice in Climate Disasters: Mobilizing People with Disability as Change Agents
Published: 2022-10-04 – Updated: 2022-10-05
Author: Alina Engelman, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California. | Leyla Craig, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. | Alastair Iles, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. | Contact: Disabled World (Disabled-World.com)
Peer-Reviewed Publication: Yes | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00474
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Synopsis: In this article we present case studies from different global regions to illustrate how disability is overlooked in responding to climate-related health impacts and disaster planning. Policymakers, humanitarian agencies, and governments must address the climate-related vulnerabilities disabled people encounter during acute events and in the course of more creeping forms of climate change. This article draws on our collective experiences as deaf scholars and practitioners active in the climate change and disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction space.
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Definition
Climate Change
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Contemporary climate change includes global warming and its impacts [...]