Climate Change Health, Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment Plan: Policy Scan

Title

Climate Change Health, Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment Plan: Policy Scan

Author

Olivia Sliwa, Timothy Calupig, Caroline Marais, Chanté White

Host Organization

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Supervising Faculty

Stephen Hill - Climate and Energy Policy

Reference Number

TP-4820

Date

2019

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to perform a policy scan to review, analyze and report on current municipal policies within the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge district in order to identify policy gaps and opportunities regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as provide recommendations on how to address these issues.Throughout this policy scan, it was found that many municipalities have made mentions of climate change and its impacts on the environment. However more focus can be put on the connection between climate change and human health because climate change is a pressing threat to human health and may be addressed through municipal policies.

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Reference

Olivia Sliwa, Timothy Calupig, Caroline Marais, Chanté White, Climate Change Health, Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment Plan: Policy Scan, 2019