6 - One Health and Climate Change Flashcards

1
Q

Every increment of global warming leads to what?

A

Increased regional warming
Precipitation, soil moister changes
Increased frequency and intensity of extreme events (temps, natural disasters)

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2
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Extreme temperature events that used to occur once very 10 years now occur how often? What about events that occurred every 50 years? What about if global warming levels reach 2 degrees?

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10 yr: now likely to occur 2.8 times
2C = 5.6 times

50 yr: now likely to occur 4.8x
2C = 13.9x

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3
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What is a messy diagram

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Simplified causal diagram to help us communicate complex relationships to others
Arrows pointing/interconnecting different words

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4
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What is the IPCC

A

Intergovernmental panel on climate change

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5
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Two ways climate change impacts health in the Arctic

A
  • food security
  • nutrition
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6
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IPCC conclusion on impact of climate change on food security

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  • food/water security have been negatively impacted by changes in snow cover, lake and river ice, and permafrost in arctic regions
  • changes disrupt access to herding, hunting, fishing and gathering areas
  • harms livelihoods and cultural identity of arctic residents
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7
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How is climate change affecting nutrition in the arctic

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Decrease in seafood availability projected to elevate risk to nutritional health in some communities highly dependent on it

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8
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How is climate change affected BC First Nations?

A

Seafood has protein, EPA, DHA, vitamins, minerals
Climate change projections are a 21-32% decrease in intake by 2050
Seafood substituted with non-traditional foods (chicken, canned tuna) do not replace nutrients lost

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9
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What is COP? where was the most recent one?

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Conference of the Parties
Led to the Paris Agreement
Most recently in the United Arab Emirates

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10
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The IPCC has a special report on the…

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Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate

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