Publication: "Investigating the extent and quality of health-focused climate adaptation planning: Insights from Western Canadian communities"
Recently, Desiree Rose and Jeff Birchall, both from the University of Alberta (Canada), and from the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning for Climate Resilience, published "Investigating the extent and quality of health-focused climate adaptation planning: Insights from Western Canadian communities", with the journal Environmental Science & Policy.
Their research utilizes a case study approach to shed light on weaknesses within health-focused adaptation planning, and draws insights into how these weaknesses impact overall preparedness.
To do so, they first summarize the risk to health posed by climate change in case study communities. Then, they explore the extent to which this risk is recognized and addressed within local adaptation plans (via plan content analysis), then examine how the implementation of health-focused adaptation plans has progressed within communities (via key actor interviews). Finally, they identify specific recommendations that may be implemented to support communities in addressing weaknesses within health-focused adaptation planning.
The journal article can be accessed for free here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104192
Full citation:
Rose, D., Birchall, SJ. (2025). Investigating the extent and quality of health-focused climate adaptation planning: Insights from Western Canadian communities. Environmental Science & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104192