Changes in the earth’s climate will have profound impacts on water, and water has profound impacts on public health. Yet little discussion is taking place in regard to how the changing climate’s impacts on water will affect public health. This lack of discussion is of particular concern in the American West, where climate scientists broadly agree that climate change is profoundly altering every aspect of water.

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Water climate health paper.pdf

As the international community mobilizes in response to global climatic changes, climate funds must ensure the equitable and effective allocation of funds for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Women and girls, disproportionately vulnerable to negative climate change impacts in developing countries, have largely been excluded from climate change finance policies and programmes. This report examines four funds –climate funds and non-climate funds, to draw out the lessons for gender integration in global finance mechanisms.

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Governiing-climate-funds-for-women-120911-en.pdf

The effects of climate on human society, and our ability to mitigate and adapt to them, are mediated by social factos, including gender.  This report provides a first review of the interactions between climate change, gender and health.  It documents evidence for gender differences in health risks that are likely to be exacerbated by climat

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GenderClimateChangeHealthfinal.pdf