Strategies and Resources to Assess Health Effects of Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- A scientific intergovernmental panel
- Established to provide an objective source of information about climate change to decision-makers and others interested in climate change.
U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
- Established by President Bush in 2002
- Integrates federal research on climate and global change as sponsored by 13 federal agencies
- The 13 federal agencies are:
- Agency for International Development
- Dept. of Agriculture
- Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.
- Dept. of Defense
- Dept. of Energy
- Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
- Dept. of State
- Dept. of Transportation
- Dept. of the Interior, US Geological Survey
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Smithsonian Institution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Researchers and scientists anticipate the health effects of climate change, assure that systems are in place to detect and track them, and take steps to prepare for, respond to, and manage associated risks.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Offers information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible with mitigation strategies for all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change Solutions Program, State Level Activities Database
- The Solutions program maintains a searchable, web-based database that contains case studies of state and local programs that work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
