The Joint Center report Climate Change, Environmental Challenges and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future brings together demographic, health and environmental data and research for Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. This first-of-its-kind study, prepared for the Joint Center by the Texas Health Institute, delves into state and local initiatives for mitigation and adaptation, assesses the progress for communities of color and highlights that some communities of color face a "perfect storm" of poor health, socioeconomic barriers and climate-related challenges. Recommendations for state and local level actions will be discussed.
A Joint Center webinar featuring the authors of the report and expert commentators took place on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST/12:30 p.m. PST. The recording can be found here.
The panelists were::
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Dennis Andrulis, Ph.D. - Senior Research Scientist, Texas Health Institute, and Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Texas at Austin |
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Nadia Siddiqui, MPH – Senior Health Policy Analyst, Texas Health Institute |
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Mary Hayden, Ph.D. – Research Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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Michael K. Dorsey, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College |
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David Edmonson – Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis (Senate District 13) |
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Moderator: Danielle Deane - Director, Energy and Environment Program, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies |
