Flooding and storms

Free screenings of The Age of Stupid for the NHS

From 7 July, staff and inpatients across the whole NHS will be able to see the film the Age of Stupid for free. The Campaign for Greener Healthcare has teamed up with the NHS Sustainable Development Unit and the Climate and Health Council to arrange a blanket licence fee for the film, which stars actor Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

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Emergency Planning

How can we prepare for climate emergencies and prevent emergency responses from damaging the environment

We increasingly need to plan for emergencies relating to climate change. Hopefully plans are already in place to deal with floods etc. But should we modify these in relation to climate change - e.g. to deal with more frequent or longer lasting flooding. Do we need to link up various plans to deal with multiple climate change emergencies - e.g. displaced people causing local increase in population in which an atypical ('tropical')epidemic develops.

Do current emergency plans have negative impacts on the environment, eg. creating huge carbon emissions, or anti-terrorist activity having negative effects on the public transport network. Could we even extend this to the economic emergency? Does the  government's response to protect the motor industry (supposedly a green policy) - the 'car scrappage scheme' actually increase emissions caused by production?

"Public Health Goes Green" Plymouth CPD event

Published by: 
Peninsula Teaching Public Health Network
Publication date: 
19 Mar 2008
Resource type: 
web archive of CPD event
Brief description: 
Download presentations and video webcast on: Building sustainable communities, Climate and health, Environment Agency flood risk management, Health and transport, HPA climate change, Waste management
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TCPA Adaptation by Design

Author: 
Shaw, R., Colley, M., and Connell, R.
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6 minute VIDEO: Health and Climate Change: Beyond Boundaries

Published by: 
The World Health Organisation
Publication date: 
30 Jan 2009
Resource type: 
video
Brief description: 
A stimulating dance depiction of the impact of global warming and climate change on human health and the environment, using the traditional Bharatanatyam dance and music. As a dominant form of communication, dance has captivated the imagination of generations, its intricate facial and body movements presenting an array of meaning beyond what words can convey.
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