Consequences of Climate-Related Disasters
Health and housing consequences of climate-related disasters. 'Understanding the role of how people are housed in reducing the long-term health and housing effects of climate-related disasters is crucial given our changing climate. We examine long-term health and housing trajectories and health effects of climate-related disasters in relation to housing vulnerabilities over a decade.' (The Lancet Planetary Health journal, London) >
ADAPTING to a CHANGING CLIMATE - CSIRO
Explore CSIRO’s past and present climate adaptation research. ...'access to work on adaptation to climate change, and to long-term change more generally...' (CSIRO, Canberra) >
The Importance of Nature to Our Lives
'Humans have evolved, grown and thrived, in nature. In fact, nature – and everything that it gives us – has been the catalyst for where we are today.' (World Wildlife Fund, Washington) >
Reasoning about Climate Change
'Why is disbelief in anthropogenic climate change common despite broad scientific consensus to the contrary? A widely held explanation involves politically motivated (system 2) reasoning: Rather than helping uncover the truth, people use their reasoning abilities to protect their partisan identities and reject beliefs that threaten those identities.' (The national Academy of Sciences of USA. Journal article in PNAS Nexus. Oxford Academic, Oxford University Press)
Building Resilience to Mental Health Impacts
'In Australia, rural communities in particular are dealing with unprecedented drought, fires and floods every few weeks. The mental health and well-being impacts of such climate change induced events are numerous.' (Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney) >
Energy Efficient Homes are Boosting Your Health
'Examining the health impacts of home energy efficiency retrofits on homes of vulnerable Australians.' (Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney) >
How the World Rates on Emissions Reductions
Updated information - April 2023 (Climate Action Tracker, Berlin, Germany) >
Young People's Mental Health
Climate Concerns and Young People's Mental Health. [Their] 'report reveals the alarming impact of climate concerns on the mental health of young people in Australia with data analysed from Mission Australia’s 2022 Youth Survey – an annual Australia-wide survey of 19,000 young people aged 15-19' (Orygen and Mission Australia, Melbourne and Sydney) >
Planting Trees for Now and Our Future
'Trees make a huge contribution to many aspects of our daily lives, where we choose to be and how we feel. Trees are often taken for granted, but their absence or loss is strongly felt.' (Forest of Avon Trust, Bristol, England) >
Global Footprint Network
Calculate your Ecological Footprint and personal Overshoot Day. What is your impact? (Global Footprint Network, Geneva) >