MAKING EQUITY REAL IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE POLICIES

SONA MOHNOT, GREENLINING INSTITUTE

• Why Social Equity Matters in Climate Adaptation and Resilience

• Introduction to Operationalizing Equity Framework

• Application of Framework to Create a Climate Resilient and Equitable Future

OUTLINE

CLIMATE DISASTERS HAVE UNEQUAL IMPACTS

EQUITY IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE

Build resilience of

physical environments

Create better health

outcomes

Enhance economic

opportunities

Reduce exposure to pollutants

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EMPOWERMENT

OPERATIONALIZING EQUITY FRAMEWORK

1. GOALS, VISION, VALUES

2. PROCESS

3. IMPLEMENTATION

4. ANALYSIS

STEP 1: EQUITABLE GOALS, VISION, & VALUES

STEP 2: DEVELOP AN EQUITABLE PROCESS

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

STEP 3: CENTER EQUITY IN IMPLEMENTATION

Photo Credit: PODER

STEP 4: MEASURE AND ANALYZE EQUITY PROGRESS

Source: San Francisco BayView

Sona MohnotThe Greenlining Institutesonam@greenlining.org

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THANK YOU!

ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH CLIMATE ACTION

LINDA HELLAND, CDPH, OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY

• Health already impacted and will worsen over time

• Reduce emissions and adapt to climate change

• Climate action is huge opportunity

• Apply a “climate, health, and equity-in-all-policies” approach

CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HEALTH EMERGENCY

“Limiting warming to 1.5ºC is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but would require unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society.”

TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION IS IMPERATIVE

- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, 2018

A Healthy Community is…

Access to affordable,

healthy foods.

Green spaces for recreation!

Healthy, energy efficient, & affordable housing!

Where there are good jobs and safe

neighborhoods.

Kids have safe places to play

and learn.

Images adapted from ChangeLab Solutions http://www.changelabsolutions.org/publications/HiAP_Collaborative-Health

Healthy built environment including walkable &

bikeable communities!

Where people know and care

for one another.

Urban and community greening to keep cities

cool.

A Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Community

CLIMATE STRATEGIES IMPROVES HEALTH & EQUITY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

ECONOMICS, HEALTH, & CLIMATE CHANGE

JOBS & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Photo: GRID Alternatives

HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS

Photo: Urban Tilth

RACIAL EQUITY KEY TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE

Photo: Istock JuanMonino

Linda.Helland@cdph.ca.gov https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OHE/Pages/CCHEP.aspx

THANK YOU!